Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

E.R. Nurses: True Stories from America's Greatest Unsung Heroes by Matt Eversmann, James Patterson

2 reviews

jj_whatsherface's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Racism and Suicidal thoughts

riley_odean's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

I’m not sure how this reads for someone outside of health care and it may be better, but for me this felt like a money grab. As a nurse I do find it therapeutic at times of course to talk about my worst case stories with other nurses, but just compiling all of these stories in this manner during/post COVID seemed like shock and awe in a time when people may be looking for or intrigued by nursing stories. 

At the same time, maybe that’s my jaded nurse-brain and COVID trauma not being able to enjoy the reflection that does happen in each story. Not sure, I found myself more anxious than inspired. 

I will say, publishing nursing horror stories for the general public could be helpful in the sense that we could all use a little patience and compassion for what realistically goes on in a shift. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Rape, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis