Unforgettable Faces: Through the Eyes of a Nurse Practitioner

I found this book to be an excellent resource. I'm a FNP student that hopefully will finish my MSN in June 2009. I couldn't stop reading it since it arrived. This is a book that should be included in all NP curricullums and introduced in the first year of the education program. As I read it I would think about situations that were very similar to the ones I have found in my clinical rotations until this moment. It also gives you a sinthesis of each condition that is explained in the book. The author did a great job including guidelines and statistics through each chapter.

I LOVED this book, and just wished it had been longer! I also wish there were more personal narratives just like this. I think the book gives readers a true picture of what a nurse practitioner is and does, and hopefully, opened peoples' eyes to what a vital asset nurse practitioners are to the medical team. Great job!

I really like this book. It is filled with insights and lessons that one can learn from. The way the book was written is also very interesting. It tells of some cases that a nurse practitioner come across and at the end of each chapter/story, it also covers some medical background informations, e.g. smoking, depression, etc. Definitely a must read, highly recommended.

Once I started this book I could not put it down. It's not only a book for nurse practitioner, but also for every day people like myself. I cried, I laughed, and I was touched by the actions of one nurse practitioners. I would highly recommend this to anyone who values the human spirit.

U. Faces was a book that once I opened it up I could not put it down. Sometimes the stories read like fiction, but then I would remember these were real people, with real problems, being taken care of by a real nurse practitioner and I would cry. I learned information I didn't know about problems facing those needing health care by reading this book;and used this information in the classes I teach and my clinical practice.I have told students about this book so they could have their own copy; as I will not let mine leave my sight as I'm afraid I would not get it back. The way Elizabeth wrote using a case scenario approach and being honest about results then giving us up-to-date information about the subject at hand was unique and well done. I have offered this book as a resource to my students as well as given it as a gift to preceptors too. She gave us resources not only in places we could go for more information, but also how we too could approach the same problem in our practice. For me, I am deeply indebted to Elizabeth for writing this book and I am sure there are enough stories that she could write another one and I would buy that too. Lay readers as well as health professionals would find the reading easy with the stories well written and the information presented in such a way that they would be enthralled while gaining invaluable information.