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Taking care : the story of nursing and its power to change our world / Sarah DiGregorio.

by DiGregorio, Sarah.

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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2023.

070.449610 D575t

Nursing -- Anecdotes.

Nursing -- History.

9780063071285 (hc.)

xxxi, 283 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Nurses have always been vital to human existence. A nurse was likely there when you were born and a nurse might well be there when you die. Familiar in hospitals and doctors' offices, these dedicated health professionals can also be found in schools, prisons, and people's homes; at summer camps; on cruise ships, and even at NASA. Yet despite being celebrated during the Covid-19 epidemic, nurses are often undermined and undervalued in ways that reflect misogyny and racism, and that extend to their working conditions -- and affect the care available to everyone. But the potential power of nursing to create a healthier, more just world endures. The story of nursing is complicated. It is woven into war, plague, religion, the economy, and our individual lives in myriad ways. In the book, journalist Sarah DiGregorio chronicles the lives of nurses past and tells the stories of those today -- caregivers at the vital intersection of health care and community who are actively changing the world, often invisibly. An absorbing and empathetic work that combines storytelling with nuanced reporting, The book examines how we have always tried to care for each other -- the incredible ways we have succeeded and the ways in which we have failed. Fascinating, empowering and significant, it is a call for change and a love letter to the nurses of yesterday, today, and tomorrow."--From publisher.

Sarah DiGregorio is a freelance journalist who has written on health care and other topics such as food and recipes; for the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Slate, Insider, and Catapult. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her daughter and husband.

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