Bed Number Ten by Sue Baier (English) Paperback Book

Description: Bed Number Ten by Sue Baier, Mary Zimmeth Schomaker Takes readers through the psychological and physical pain of an eleven-month hospital stay. This book is suitable for hands-on health care givers, those in medical and nursing schools, medical institution administrators, as well as the general public who may experience this situation from one or more perspectives at some time during their life. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A patients personal view of long term care.Seen through the eyes of a patient totally paralyzed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, this moving book takes you through the psychological and physical pain of an eleven month hospital stay. BED NUMBER TEN reads like a compelling novel, but is entirely factual.You will meet:The ICU staff who learned to communicate with the paralyzed woman - and those who did not bother.The physicians whose visits left her baffled about her own case.The staff and physicians who spoke to her and others who did not recognize her presence.The nurse who tucked Sue tightly under the covers, unaware that she was soaking with perspiration.The nurse who took the time to feed her drop by drop, as she slowly learned how to swallow again.The physical therapist who could read her eyes and spurred her on to move again as if the battle were his own.In these pages, which reveal the caring, the heroism, and the insensitivity sometimes found in the health care fields, you may even meet people you know. Author Biography Baier, Sue; Schomaker, Mary Zimmeth Table of Contents 1 Shutting Down 2 Hanging On 3 Coming Back Review "...offers invaluable messages for anyone dealing with dependency, suffering, loneliness, helplessness, or acute or chronic debilitating diseases - in short, for anyone taking care of others. No one reading this book will ever again regard the helpless or incommunicative patient the same way."- New England Journal of Medicine"It is a powerful book, which - thankfully -has a happy ending. But the sadness outweighs the gladness, especially where Baiers medical care is concerned. Perhaps BED NUMBER TEN should be required reading at medical schools." -Macon Telegraph and News "Baier gives us a palpable sense of the course of the disease, the pain endured, the depression and loneliness...sincere and honest..." -The Boston Herald "...if I or someone I care about were felled by Guillain-Barre Syndrome, BED NUMBER TEN is the handbook Id recommend for battling through the physical anguish, the emotional terror and the mental strain of coming back from G.B.S...." -Des Moines Register "I cannot begin to explain the importance of this book for health care professionals as well as the general public. As a nurse educator, this book has had profound impact on me as I attempt to teach students the art of caring for acute and chronically ill persons." -RN, MS (Nursing College) "The story of her illness is interesting reading and a reminder of how fragile good health is and how cherished it should be." -Sue Allison, United Press International "Baiers chronicle of courage offers hope to victims of the catastrophic disease." -Publishers Weekly Details ISBN0849342708 Author Mary Zimmeth Schomaker Short Title BED NUMBER 10 Language English ISBN-10 0849342708 ISBN-13 9780849342707 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1989 Publication Date 1989-03-31 Imprint CRC Press Inc Country of Publication United States Place of Publication Bosa Roca Pages 304 DEWEY 362.19687 Edition 0002nd Affiliation Consultant, Houston, Texas, USA DOI 10.1604/9780849342707 AU Release Date 1989-03-31 NZ Release Date 1989-03-31 US Release Date 1989-03-31 UK Release Date 1989-03-31 Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc Alternative 9781138445512 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:2974120;

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