Taking Turns: Stories from Hiv/AIDS Care Unit 371

by M.K. Czerwiec

Book Overview

In 1994, at the height of the AIDS epidemic in the United States, MK Czerwiec took her first nursing job, at Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago, as part of the caregiving staff of HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371. Taking Turns pulls back the curtain on life in the ward.

A shining example of excellence in the treatment and care of patients, Unit 371 was a community for thousands of patients and families affected by HIV and AIDS and the people...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271078189
• ISBN13: 9780271078182
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.3" x 7.2"