E.R. Nurses

True Stories from America's Greatest Unsung Heroes

By: James Patterson, Matt Eversmann, Chris Mooney

Narrated by: Erin Bennett, Will Collyer, Betsy Foldes Meiman, Christine Lakin, Mela Lee, Tracey Leigh, Roxana Ortega, Sterling Sulieman, Kiff VandenHeuvel, Rick Zieff

They save our lives every day, and we’ve never heard their stories. Experience the life-or-death intensity of working on the front lines, in this important book putting a spotlight on America’s greatest unsung heroes.

Around the clock, across the country, these highly skilled and compassionate men and women sacrifice and struggle for us and our families.

You have never heard their true stories. Not like this. From big-city and small-town hospitals. From behind the scenes. From the heart.

This book will make you laugh, make you cry, make you understand.

When we’re at our worst, E.R. nurses are at their best.

“The compassion, the work ethic, and the selflessness of nurses … are given the respect they deserve and captured beautifully here.” —Sanjay Gupta, MD, neurosurgeon and chief medical correspondent, CNN

“James Patterson's account of the twilight world between life and death that nurses inhabit is one of the most moving things I have ever read.” —Sebastian Junger, author of Freedom, The Perfect Storm, and In My Time of Dying

Critic reviews

“As a trauma neurosurgeon, I have witnessed the compassion, the work ethic, and the selflessness of our nurses in countless situations. They save our lives every day and represent the true life blood of any hospital. Their stories are given the respect they deserve and are captured beautifully in E.R. Nurses.”—Sanjay Gupta, MD, neurosurgeon and chief medical correspondent, CNN

"James Patterson's account of the twilight world between life and death that nurses inhabit is one of the most moving things I have ever read. In their own bullet-straight words, these heroes describe the pain, the love, and the brutally hard work of trying to save people's lives. I could not stop reading it and when I was done I felt like I was changed forever." —Sebastian Junger, author of Freedom, Tribe, War, Fire, and The Perfect Storm

“E.R. Nurses captures the beating heart of nursing: the lives lost and saved, the hard tragedies and unbelievable miracles, and how every day nurses show up, give their all for patients, and then do it over and over and over again, all while holding onto their empathy and humanity. Readers will be stunned and moved by this no-holds-barred portrait of nurses' essential and deeply meaningful work.”—Theresa Brown, PhD, RN, author of the New York Times bestseller The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives

“These readable bite-sized snippets represent a significant caregiver demographic of women and men who exhibit the labor-intensive focus, compassion, dedication, and passion necessary to be an emergency nurse. From the heartfelt to the tragic, this book displays the nursing profession in all its unsung glory. A timely tribute to the modern-day heroes of medicine, conveyed in their own words.”—Kirkus

“Thriller legend James Patterson has compiled hundreds of interviews for his poignant and timely nonfiction recounting of the dramatic, dangerous, and professional lives of America’s nurses.”—Parade

"James Patterson and Matt Eversmann have captured the essence and drama of what it takes to be a nurse. Sometimes heartbreaking and sometimes frightening, give this book to someone who is thinking of being a nurse or is one already."—The Florida-Times Union

Fantastic!!!!!!!!

Absolutely LOVED it!!! I've been looking for a book like this for a very long time. Well worth the wait 🙂

Thank you !! You helped save my life!

I just completed E.R. Nurses…simply heartwarming and such a meaningful experience. My personal experiences with the nursing profession is confirmed in this excellent book. Having had 5 heart procedures, including a week on a ventilator after 3x bypass, and a recent heart attack, my nurses pulled me through. And a special shout out to a very special friend, Nurse Joy, for what she does day in day out for her patients. Thank you Joy for what you do! You are simply the best.
Enjoy the book!!

Thank you narrators.

Thank you James Patterson, Matt Eversmann, and Chris Mooney for writing this book. Thank you ER nurses everywhere.

Very well done!

As an ER nurse myself, I fully enjoyed this book! It’s a good representation of our work.

Very interesting and informative. Loved the book.

Makes a person realize what a nurse goes through each day they are on duty. They share the most time with patients and really get to know them and understand how they feel.