Summary of Charles Graeber's The Good Nurse

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#1 Charlie was a veteran nurse with 16 years on the job. He was well-respected and liked by his colleagues. He had no scheduling conflicts and was willing to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

#2 Charlie’s new job at Somerset Medical Center took him 45 minutes each way, but he didn’t mind the drive. In fact, he required it. Charlie considered himself a talker, but he was quick to share cringingly intimate details of his life with others.

#3 Charlie was the only male student in his nursing class in 1984. He was bright and did well, and he loved his time at the hospital. But he was also mooning over his mop handle, watching Adrianne Baum, who had a boyfriend.

#4 Charlie and Adrianne’s relationship was similar to a fairy tale. They were engaged six months after their first date, and they married two weeks after Charlie graduated nursing school. They returned a day early so Charlie could start on his new job at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 17, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822532434

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#1

Charlie was a veteran nurse with 16 years on the job. He was well-respected and liked by his colleagues. He had no scheduling conflicts and was willing to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

#2

Charlie’s new job at Somerset Medical Center took him 45 minutes each way, but he didn’t mind the drive. In fact, he required it. Charlie considered himself a talker, but he was quick to share cringingly intimate details of his life with others.

#3

Charlie was the only male student in his nursing class in 1984. He was bright and did well, and he loved his time at the hospital. But he was also mooning over his mop handle, watching Adrianne Baum, who had a boyfriend.

#4

Charlie and Adrianne’s relationship was similar to a fairy tale. They were engaged six months after their first date, and they married two weeks after Charlie graduated nursing school. They returned a day early so Charlie could start on his new job at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey.

#5

The rule of 9s is a method used by nurses to determine how badly a patient has been burned. It helps them gauge where on the burn ward the meager rations of hope are best invested.

#6

The burn unit is a harsh environment, and the patients are often children who have been subjected to extreme pain and punishment.

#7

Charlie liked his job at Saint Barnabas Medical Center. He was helpful there, needed. He enjoyed caring for the infirm, bathing and feeding and dressing the dependent. He appreciated the one-on-one of the night shift and the professionalism of his veteran coworkers.

#8

Charlie began to drink again, and Adrianne felt alone in her marriage. She didn’t understand why he kept the boiler room door locked, and she thought his abstinence was a sign of his conviction rather than his appetites.

#9

Charlie’s marriage was starting to feel like a hospital, with him as the doctor and his wife and baby daughter as the