Press Release: My New York Times Book Review 10-28-2008

PRESS RELEASE:

My most recent book, REFLECTIONS ON DOCTORS published September 2008 by Kaplan Publishing was reviewed by The New York Times. An essay from my book, Notes From the Mothership The Naked Invisibles is one of two dozen provocative essays.

As REFLECTIONS ON DOCTORS' editor Terry Ratner, RN,MFA says, "The nurses of this anthology represent a spectrum of voices and perspectives, reflecting upon their work alongside physicians. The majority of these nurses have witnessed revolutionary changes in the nurse-physician relationship over time. They are our messengers, our heroes and our scribes."

The intimate and at times shocking stories in REFLECTIONS ON DOCTORS abound with the honesty of each writer's respect of and concern for the nursing profession, and the care that patients receive from doctors and fellow nurses alike. For example, in her fascinating essay, A Truth about Cats and Dogs, Adrienne Zurub, RN, MA, CNOR says of the competitive environment within the cardiothoracic operating rooms where she has worked, "Arrogance, entitlement, outstanding talents (nurses and surgeons), and palpable confidence dominate the entire operating room suites. A nurse pushes herself or himself through this encompassing fog of testosterone. I say testosterone because the surgeons, the ones who are in charge, are all male. To work in this environment, one has to have the personality and the chutzpah--the balls--to think quickly and react perfectly. Weakness or hesitation is normally not considered an option."

Many of the essays in REFLECTIONS ON DOCTORS provide readers with clear-cut explanations of various medical terminologies, interesting history of the nursing profession and glimpses into its future. The diversity of all the essays is appealing to both new and seasoned nurses, as well as to someone simply interested in understanding the importance and ever-changing relationship between nurses and phyicians. Further topping off this collection of engaging essays is a reader's guide designed to, says Ratner, "stimulate meetings of the minds and begin crucial conversations in hopes of understanding the nurse-physician relationship."

REFLECTIONS ON DOCTORS
Nurses' Stories about Physicians and Surgeons

Terry Ratner, RN, MFA, Editor
Kaplan Publishing
September 2008
$14.95 Paperback/ $16.95 Canada
ISBN: 978-I-4277-9825-I/ Nursing

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/health/28book.html?_r=1&ei=5070&emc=eta1&oref=slogin


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10 Blog Posts You Must Read Before You Go Into a Voting Booth in November
Where can you get a real, unvarnished perspective on our healthcare system, and fast?

The 10 Blog Posts—A Pre-November 4 Reading List
Warning: The following posts are innovative, unflinchingly realistic and even outrageous. Read them as if your life depended upon it. Bookmark or email them to a friend. Herein lies grassroots politics, real dialog and idea exchange too easily buried under our current hollow Healthcare rhetoric:

CLEVELAND'S OWN: 6. 9 months to birthing my bestseller…, posted by Adrienne Zurub in September 2008. Here is a slightly outrageous and totally irreverent article that rolls together current healthcare reform and the nursing crisis.

THE OTHER NINE:
http://www.onlinenursingdegrees.org/nursingfacts/politics-of-healthcare.htm


Adrienne Zurub

Author/Speaker/RN

http://adriennezurub.typepad.com

Adrienne Zurub's Amazon Blog - http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/A3DXVTX2C4WOPO