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Theresa Brown, formerly an English professor at Tufts University, chronicles her transition to nursing in her first year as a registered nurse in medical oncology. In Critical Care, she paints a vivid portrait of the everyday work on the front lines of intensive patient care: from managing the rigors of chemotherapy to attending to patients’ fears and anxieties at night. The book highlights the unique role of nurses in healthcare—caring for the person, not just the illness—while navigating an often uncaring hospital bureaucracy. Brown’s narrative pulls readers into the high‑stakes environment where life and death intersect, underscoring the power of human connection, humor, and observation in confronting mortality.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Theresa Brown
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