About the Book A shocking, inspirational bestseller, Nurse chronicles eight weeks in the life of a nurse in a large urban hospital. All the elements of an intriguing story are here: the joy and pain, the death and drama, the mistakes, successes, and secrets. Reissue. Book Synopsis THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER-OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD! A shocking, inspirational bestseller, Nurse is the story of eight weeks in the life of a nurse in a large urban hospital. It is all here: the joy and pain, the death and drama, the mistakes, successes, and secrets. Nurse reads like a novel, but sticks in the memory like real experience-because it is. About the Author Peggy Anderson was a newspaper reporter and author in Philadelphia. Her national bestseller, Nurse , inspired a TV movie and series, which won an Emmy Award. Ms. Anderson passed away in January 2016.