From Silence to Voice: What Nurses Know and Must Communi

"From Silence to Voice: What Nurses Know and Must Communicate to the Public (The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work) This is an invaluable book for all nurses, especially those who are proud of being nurses and who have always wanted to make others understand our passion.&226&8226 Nursing StandardFor more than a decade, From Silence to Voice has been providing nurses with communication tools they can use to win the resources and respect they deserve. Now, in a timely third edition, authors Bernice Buresh and Suzanne Gordon focus on how nurses can describe and frame their work to seize unprecedented opportunities to advance their profession and lead improvements in health care systems.The authors, both journalists, argue that because nursing needs the support and cooperation of others to fulfill its potential, it is critical that nurses communicate the full scope of nursing practice. Nurses must go beyond describing nursing in terms of dedication and caring and articulate nurses' specialized knowledge and expertise.From Silence to Voice helps nurses explain their contributions to patient safety, "