{"product_id":"behind-the-scenes-in-nursing-a-nurses-reflection-on-the-challenges-and-triumphs-within-the-healthcare-system-paperback","title":"Behind The Scenes in Nursing: A Nurse's Reflection on the Challenges and Triumphs within the Healthcare System. - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYvonne Sam\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book was written by a nurse, about nurses and the nursing profession. It follows\u003cbr\u003ethe life of the author as she leaves her native country Guyana, to begin her nursing career in\u003cbr\u003eEngland. Trained as a Nurse, Psychiatric Nurse and Midwife, the author has worked in various\u003cbr\u003enursing positions in England, the USA and Canada. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter undergoing knee surgery followed by a lengthy convalescence in a rehabilitation center, she was forced to confront the ugly side of nursing, and this aroused in her a desire to pen this enlightening and relevant text.\u003cbr\u003eBEHIND THE SCENES IN NURSING, described as a nursing tell-all memoir, is indeed an\u003cbr\u003einsightful and shocking revelation of what takes place behind drawn curtains, in cubicles, on\u003cbr\u003eadmission and assessment units, in labour and delivery rooms, in medication rooms and in staff\u003cbr\u003elounges. It depicts how nurses work against all odds to ensure a safe, caring and protective\u003cbr\u003eenvironment for all patients, but it also shows a somewhat dark side of the profession. While\u003cbr\u003eexploring some of the issues within the healthcare system that has long plagued the nursing\u003cbr\u003eprofession, the author proffers possible solutions by focusing on practical improvements that can\u003cbr\u003ebe made. This book is not just for nurses but for doctors, medical students and all employed in\u003cbr\u003ehealthcare as well as the curious public. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYvonne Sam was born in Guyana but currently resides in Montreal, Canada. She holds a Master's\u003cbr\u003eDegree in Education from McGill University, Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Athabasca\u003cbr\u003eUniversity, New York State Nursing Licensure from Pace University and a Diploma in Adult\u003cbr\u003eEducation from Concordia University.\u003cbr\u003eShe also holds the title of State Registered Nurse, State Certified Midwife and State Registered\u003cbr\u003eMental Nurse from England, having trained and resided there for over thirteen years. She has\u003cbr\u003eworked as a Head Nurse, a Nursing Examiner for the Order of Nurses of Quebec and a\u003cbr\u003eSecondary School Teacher with the English Montreal School Board for almost three decades.\u003cbr\u003eShe is a regular columnist for the community newspaper Montreal Community Contact, where\u003cbr\u003eshe writes on social, political, religious, educational, family life and current issues, with articles\u003cbr\u003ealso published in the Montreal Gazette, Huffington Post, Toronto Star and Pride Magazine.\u003cbr\u003eShe is the author of a published book of poetry LIFE'S MANY FACES, Poems in National\u003cbr\u003eLibrary of Poetry Anthology -- River of Dreams which won the Editor's Choice Award, and\u003cbr\u003eDusting Off Dreams Volume IX published by Quill Books, Harlingen, Texas.\u003cbr\u003eYvonne was the recipient of the 2014 Governor General of Canada Caring Canadian Citizen\u003cbr\u003eAward, a 2014 Black History Month Laureate and selected as one of the 100 Accomplished\u003cbr\u003eBlack Canadian Women of 2024.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 122\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52241815765266,"sku":"9781990420177","price":19.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/fY6Iluatth9781990420177.webp?v=1777907903","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/behind-the-scenes-in-nursing-a-nurses-reflection-on-the-challenges-and-triumphs-within-the-healthcare-system-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}