Watchful care cover

Watchful care

by Marianne Bankert

Nurse anesthetists annually administer approximately half the anesthetics in the United States, yet they remain -- in the words of a national news publication -- "the best kept secret in medicine." Watchful Care tells the story behind that "secret," and, in the process, challenges physician-oriented histories of the field. - Jacket flap.

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?