New book on my to-read list: Saving Lives: Why the Media’s Portrayal of Nurses Puts Us All at Risk From the review in Newsweek: “Saving Lives has a serious point, that the devaluation of nursing—both by overlooking nurses’ contributions to positive outcomes for patients, and more subtly by emphasizing their devotion, compassion and self-sacrifice over their lifesaving skills—discourages students from the field and contributes to a critical nursing shortage.”

New book on my to-read list:

Saving Lives: Why the Media’s Portrayal of Nurses Puts Us All at Risk

From the review in Newsweek:

“Saving Lives has a serious point, that the devaluation of nursing—both by overlooking nurses’ contributions to positive outcomes for patients, and more subtly by emphasizing their devotion, compassion and self-sacrifice over their lifesaving skills—discourages students from the field and contributes to a critical nursing shortage.”

13 March, 2009
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