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Cooked: An Inner City Nursing Memoir
Cooked An Inner City Nursing Memoir
Author: Carol Karels
In May 1971, Look magazine featured an article entitled "Chicago's Cook County Hospital: A Terrible Place." The article provided an in-depth look at the largest public hospital in the country, one located on Chicago's dangerous gang-controlled and drug-infested West Side. Months later, the author, then a naïve suburban teen, and one hundred o...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781450706629
ISBN-10: 1450706622
Publication Date: 3/1/2010
Pages: 222
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Publisher: Full Court Press
Book Type: Paperback
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Cooked by Carol Karels (autobiography) is set in Chicago at the Cook County Hospital. A naive suburban teenager entered nursing school at the largest public hospital in the country- one marked by racial barriers, chronic shortages, laziness and political turmoil Carol describes her rite of passage through a tumultuous three year diploma program. She brings to life the day-to-day rigors of a student nurse who faces the challenges of his large institution. This is available through Arcania Press, PO Box 415, Leonia, NJ. Contact them at info@arcaniapress.com.
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