{"product_id":"the-nurses-alexandra-robbins-9780761189251","title":"The Nurses: A Year of Secrets, Drama, and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital","description":"\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. \"A funny, intimate, and often jaw-dropping account of life behind the scenes.\"--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNurses\u003c\/i\u003e is the compelling story of the year in the life of four nurses, and the drama, unsung heroism, and unique sisterhood of nursing--one of the world's most important professions (nurses save lives every day), and one of the world's most dangerous, filled with violence, trauma, and PTSD. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In following four nurses, Alexandra Robbins creates sympathetic characters while diving deep into their world of controlled chaos. It's a world of hazing--\"nurses eat their young.\" Sex--not exactly like on TV, but surprising just the same. Drug abuse--disproportionately a problem among the best and the brightest, and a constant temptation. And bullying--by peers, by patients, by hospital bureaucrats, and especially by doctors, an epidemic described as lurking in the \"shadowy, dark corners of our profession.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The result is a page-turning, shocking look at our health-care system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexandra Robbins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0761189254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761189251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Workman Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Alexandra Robbins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050147016959,"sku":"9780761189251","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_acbee0c3-c360-46d4-b81a-a9865d8701af.jpg?v=1685005499","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-nurses-alexandra-robbins-9780761189251","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}