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Nurse's Clinical Pocket Guide

Guía de Bolsillo Clínica para Enfermeros

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True Stories of Becoming a Nurse

Historias Verdaderas de Convertirse en Enfermera

I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out

No Era Fuerte Así Cuando Empecé

In 1951, a woman of African American descent, Henrietta Lacks, found herself diagnosed with an aggressive form of cervical cancer. The chief gynecologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital, keen on studying this disease, had reached out to George Gey, the leader of tissue culture at the hospital, with a request for both healthy and cancerous cell tissue cultures. As part of this, Henrietta's tissue samples were taken. Henrietta's cancer cells labeled HeLa, surprisingly, survived against all odds in the laboratory. While Henrietta battled her disease and eventually passed away, leaving behind her family, her cells continued to live, unbeknownst to her family. It was only in 1973, when a family friend who happened to be a researcher mentioned his work with HeLa cells, that her family found out that part of Henrietta was still alive.

George Gey's cultivation of HeLa cells paved the way for revolutionary research on diseases and genetics, and the development of new medical treatments and vaccines. Gey generously shared HeLa cell samples with any researcher who needed them. Eventually, for-profit labs began to mass-produce HeLa cells to cater to the research demands. However, due to their rapid growth, HeLa cells could contaminate other cell cultures. This led to geneticists devising ways to identify genetic markers within HeLa cells to distinguish them from the rest. Amidst all this, Henrietta's children were asked for blood samples, without adequate explanation, leading Henrietta's daughter Deborah to believe she was being screened for cancer.

The story of the "immortal" cell culture and the unknown woman behind it started making waves in media, leading to a mix-up with Henrietta's name, which was widely reported as Helen Lane. The truth was eventually uncovered by Michael Rogers, a journalist from Rolling Stone, who contacted the Lacks family. The family was shocked to learn that Henrietta's cells were being profited from by others, which sparked memories of unethical practices by white doctors on black patients. The family continued to be approached by journalists, which included a BBC documentary team in 1996, and had an unfortunate encounter with a conman posing as a lawyer. Henrietta's daughter Deborah hoped that the documentary would shed light on her mother's story and also help her understand her mother better. The family's journey took many more twists and turns, culminating in a visit to the lab at Johns Hopkins where Henrietta's cells were kept, and the shocking revelation about the abuse suffered by Henrietta's other daughter, Elsie, at a mental institution. Despite the emotional toll, Deborah remained determined to learn and understand more about her mother's life and her contribution to science.


The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

La Vida Inmortal de Henrietta Lacks

What It Is, and What It Is Not

Lo que es, y lo que no es

Notes on Nursing

Notas sobre Enfermería

Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness

Anatomía y Fisiología en Salud y Enfermedad de Ross y Wilson

Your First Year As a Nurse

Tu Primer Año Como Enfermera

One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives

Una Enfermera, Doce Horas, Cuatro Vidas de Pacientes

The Shift

El Cambio

A Nurse's Story

La Historia de una Enfermera

The Language of Kindness

El Lenguaje de la Bondad

An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care

Una Guía Basada en Evidencia para Planificar el Cuidado

Nursing Diagnosis Handbook

Manual de Diagnóstico de Enfermería

The Story of a Nurse

Intensive Care

Cuidado Intensivo

How to Survive and Maybe Even Love Your Life as a Nurse

Cómo Sobrevivir y Quizás Incluso Amar tu Vida como Enfermera

Wisdom, Warnings, and What I Wish I'd Known My First 100 Days on the Job

Sabiduría, Advertencias y lo que Desearía haber Sabido Mis Primeros 100 Días en el Trabajo

16 Best Nursing Books of All Time

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Nurse's Clinical Pocket Guide

I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out

True Stories of Becoming a Nurse

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Notes on Nursing

What It Is, and What It Is Not

Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness

Your First Year As a Nurse

The Shift

One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives

The Language of Kindness

A Nurse's Story

Nursing Diagnosis Handbook

An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care

Intensive Care

The Story of a Nurse

How to Survive and Maybe Even Love Your Life as a Nurse

First Year Nurse

Wisdom, Warnings, and What I Wish I'd Known My First 100 Days on the Job

Every Patient Tells a Story

Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis

Critical Care

A New Nurse Faces Death, Life, and Everything in Between

Cooked

An Inner City Nursing Memoir

Bedlam Among the Bedpans

Humor in Nursing

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16 Best Nursing Books of All Time

RNotes

Nurse's Clinical Pocket Guide

I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out

True Stories of Becoming a Nurse

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Notes on Nursing

What It Is, and What It Is Not

Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness

Your First Year As a Nurse

The Shift

One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives

The Language of Kindness

A Nurse's Story

Nursing Diagnosis Handbook

An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care

Intensive Care

The Story of a Nurse

How to Survive and Maybe Even Love Your Life as a Nurse

First Year Nurse

Wisdom, Warnings, and What I Wish I'd Known My First 100 Days on the Job

Every Patient Tells a Story

Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis

Critical Care

A New Nurse Faces Death, Life, and Everything in Between

Cooked

An Inner City Nursing Memoir

Bedlam Among the Bedpans

Humor in Nursing

Sources

What To Read Next

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