<DIV>Nursing is more than a career; it is a calling, and one of the most important and fascinating professions in the world. In few other careers are overworked, understaffed people so devoted to their work that they toil 12-16 hours without eating, sleeping, or taking breaks. And they are expected to elicit high patient satisfaction scores from patients who might scratch, hit, bite, or otherwise assault them. Nurses are remarkable. Yet contemporary literature largely neglects them.<BR /><BR /> In <I>THE NURSES</I>, <I>New York Times </I>bestselling author and award-winning journalist Alexandra Robbins celebrates these brave women and men – and provides them with a fast-paced read they can give to family and friends and say, “This is what it’s like to be me.” <I>THE NURSES</I> is both a riveting work of investigative journalism and an inspirational rallying cry, reminding nurses that they should be deeply proud of what they do and motivating readers to fight for the appreciation that nurses deserve.<BR /><BR /> Robbins followed nurses in four hospitals over the course of a year and interviewed hundreds of others to write a captivating story filled with joy and violence, trauma and miracles, dark humor and narrow victories, infuriating struggles and heroic endeavors. <I>THE NURSES</I> presents sympathetic, engaging characters while diving deep into their world of controlled chaos. The result is a page-turner possessing all the twists and turns of a brilliantly told narrative – and a shocking, unvarnished examination of our health care system.<BR /><BR /> “Our story needs to be told,” a nurse told Robbins. “We want to be heard.” They will be. And you will never view nurses the same way again.</DIV>