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Books, Arts & Manners: A Nurse

by D. Keith Mano

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Carla is a bright and murderously candid 29-year-old nurse, who has done time in several New York hospitals. This frank review of her profession caught me off guard. I was, when I met Carla, horrified almost hourly by the various humiliations my mother had to endure through a long hospital stay.

NR: What is it that attracts people to nursing?

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About the Author

D. Keith Mano

D. Keith Mano was a TV screenwriter and author of ten books, including Take 5, recipient of the 1987 Literary Lion award, and columnist at National Review magazine for 17 years.

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