The Shift by Theresa Brown

What really happens during a twelve-hour hospital shift?
 
In The Shift, registered nurse and New York Times columnist Theresa Brown takes readers onto a busy hospital floor and into the demanding, deeply human world of nursing. Following one nurse through a single shift and the care of four patients, Brown reveals the constant decisions, competing priorities, emotional connections, and unexpected crises that are part of everyday hospital life.
 
Blending medical insight with compassionate storytelling, The Shift offers readers a behind-the-scenes look at modern health care from the perspective of the professionals who often spend the most time at a patient's bedside. It's an illuminating read about nursing, medicine, and the very human relationships at the center of both.
 
❤️ Why You’ll Love It
Offers an inside look at a real twelve-hour nursing shift
Combines medical realities with compelling human stories
Explores the vital role nurses play in patient care
Provides an accessible look at how hospitals function behind the scenes
Thought-provoking without reading like a medical textbook
🎯 Perfect For
Nurses, nursing students, and other healthcare professionals
Readers interested in medicine and healthcare
Fans of medical memoirs and narrative nonfiction
Anyone curious about what happens behind the scenes in a hospital
Readers interested in caregiving and the human side of medicine