A leading health care journalist unravels the complexity of the current nursing shortage while offering possible solutions to the resulting health care crisis.

IntroductionPart One: Nurses and Doctors at Work
Manufacturing the Dominant Doctor
Designing the Doctor-Nurse Game
The Disruptive Medical System
Fatal Synergy
Making Matters WorsePart Two: The Media and Nursing
Dropped from the Picture
Missing from the News
Unavailable for CommentPart Three: Hospitals and Nursing
Mangling Care
The New Nursing Universe
Nurses on the Ropes
No Nurse Left Behind
Management by Chum
Failure to RescueConclusion: Changing the OddsNotes
Index