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"When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps...

January 1918. Laura Iven was a revered field nurse until she was wounded and discharged from the medical corps, leaving behind a brother still fighting in Flanders. Now home in Halifax, Canada, she receives word of Freddie's death in combat, along with his personal effects--but something doesn't make sense. Determined to uncover the truth, Laura returns to Belgium as a volunteer at a private hospital. Soon after arriving, she hears whispers about...

"A memoir about the experiences of a nurse in London, focusing on the overlooked importance of kindness and compassion"--Provided by publisher.

McMurphy, a criminal who feigns insanity, is admitted to a mental hospital where he challenges the autocratic authority of the head nurse.

This book describes where nurses work, the tools they use, and why they are important to our communities.

This book describes the work of Mary Cordova, a nurse in a doctor's office, and discusses the training and education that is necessary for nurses.

Covers all aspects of the delivery of healthcare services to school-age children, adolescents, and staff. Illustrates the role of the school nurse as a vital link in the clinical management of child health care. Integrates components of the school health program throughout the text. Offers strategies or enhancing the school nurse's ability to take a leadership role in all school health programs. Provides information comprehensive enough to be...

"In 1944, twenty-three-year-old Tess DeMello abruptly ends her engagement to the love of her life when she marries a mysterious stranger and moves to Hickory, North Carolina, a small town struggling with racial tension and the hardships imposed by World War II. Tess's new husband, Henry Kraft, is a secretive man who often stays out all night, hides money from his new wife, and shows no interest in making love. Tess quickly realizes she's trapped in...

Dante Gabriel craves human blood. He vandalizes a hospital blood bank, and runs into ER nurse Erin Hamilton. They experience a strong chemistry toward one another.