New Lives: Nurses' Stories about Caring for Babies (Kaplan Voices)
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (592 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1427799652 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
interesting subject matter but weak narratives rackoflamb Although clearly geared toward prospective nurses, I think this collection will be of interest to the general public. The stories are emotionally powerful and many are incredibly heartbreaking. However, I found narrative perspectives to be, on average, quite dry and detached. Also, each entry is very brief and makes the volume. "Compassionate NICU Nurse" according to Amazon Customer. I have a little bit of experience with newborns in the NICUas a grandmother. Reading these short accounts of NICU babies from the nurse's perspective is heart warmingand needed not a few Kleenex!This author-nurse's insistence that the whole family unit be and integral part of her NICU nursing is so important; my daughter's exp. "Short Stories" according to Crissy. This is a collection of real-life stories written by nurses that work with newborns. Some of them will make you cry. All of them are interesting.
In 2002, Kathleen opened Simply MaMa, a maternity and nursing boutique in downtown San Luis. She leads seminars on a variety of topics related to perinatal care and breastfeeding. . In 1983, she founded the Breastfeeding Warmline, a telephone counseling service and soon after, one of the first breastfeeding clinics in the country. It is now in its fifth edition and has sold over one million copies. She gave birth to her second child and wrote a second book, The Nursing Mother's Guide to Weaning. Kathleen directed the
In turns joyous, humorous, and heartbreaking, these stories from neonatal and perinatal nurses, midwives, labor & delivery nurses, pediatric nurses, and others tell what it's like to care for these small wonders at the starts of their lives. In riveting first-person narratives focused on the first 28 days of an infant's life, nurses remember the babies they've delivered and cared for. Edited and introduced by a registered nurse, the book is a resource for both nurses and anyone who is fascinated by their extraordinary stories.
Kathleen authored The Nursing Mother's Companion in 1986 which quickly became a best-seller. She lives with her husband and son in San Luis Obispo. For more than twenty-five years, Kathleen Huggins, RN, MS, has dedicated her medical career to helping mothers care more effectively for their newborn babies. She gave birth to her