The Nurses by Alexandra Robbins follows four female nurses, each at a different point in her career, around the hospitals they work at and takes the reader through their daily jobs. These nurses show the reader what it is really like to be a nurse and the true importance of their job. Readers discover the highs and lows of being a nurse and how it can be the most dangerous yet important job. Robbins uses this book to show the world that nurses are the unsung heroes of the medical field, and there are many misconceptions surrounding them. Throughout this book, nurses are proven to be the key to healthcare in the United States and there needs to be a change in the way they are treated.
I thought The Nurses was an informational and important book for all audiences to read. Robbins gave me a whole new level of appreciation for nurses and the work they do every day. She does a great job of convincing her readers that there is a need for a change within nursing. This book had my full attention the whole time I was reading it, and I was surprised in every chapter. Robbins investigates the bullying and harassment that goes on in the hospitals, and I was surprised to find that most of it is directed at the nurses. She does a great job of narrating the real lives of nurses, and my favorite part of the book is at the end, when she gives advice to aspiring nurses based on everything she had stated throughout the book. I thought the most important piece of advice she gave was to "be a team player" (314). Nurses have to come together and work with everyone involved in making a patient's life better.
I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a career in the medical field, and anyone who wants to learn about nursing. The book increases the common public’s appreciation for nurses and it benefits aspiring nurses because it gives an insight to what their lives might be like.
Robbins, Alexandra. The Nurses. New York City: Workman, 2016. Print.
I thought The Nurses was an informational and important book for all audiences to read. Robbins gave me a whole new level of appreciation for nurses and the work they do every day. She does a great job of convincing her readers that there is a need for a change within nursing. This book had my full attention the whole time I was reading it, and I was surprised in every chapter. Robbins investigates the bullying and harassment that goes on in the hospitals, and I was surprised to find that most of it is directed at the nurses. She does a great job of narrating the real lives of nurses, and my favorite part of the book is at the end, when she gives advice to aspiring nurses based on everything she had stated throughout the book. I thought the most important piece of advice she gave was to "be a team player" (314). Nurses have to come together and work with everyone involved in making a patient's life better.
I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a career in the medical field, and anyone who wants to learn about nursing. The book increases the common public’s appreciation for nurses and it benefits aspiring nurses because it gives an insight to what their lives might be like.
Robbins, Alexandra. The Nurses. New York City: Workman, 2016. Print.