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Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
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The ethics of nursing. A book for our time.

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Linda
Nov 19, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: books-for-the-21st-century
As a retired registered nurse with well over a decade experience in acute care nursing in Oncology, Critical Care, and Emergency medicine, I was sympathetic to the conditions the staff of Memorial Hospital worked under, yet horrified by many of the decisions that were made and the allegations of mercy killing by doctors and nurses. As a writer, I was impressed by Fink's investigative reporting and her ability to bring the scene to life, with all the underlying themes.

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Tarquilla
Jan 20, 2023 rated it really liked it
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A horrifying account but well written.
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May 06, 2018 rated it did not like it
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