Review of Fighting To Breathe
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Review of Fighting To Breathe
[Following is a volunteer review of "Fighting To Breathe" by Jong Yi.]
Fighting to Breathe by Jong Yi is a book that is realistic and what is needed in the current social climate. Going through all of the trials and tribulations Ginger Kim has gone through in her life broke my heart and made me route for her the entire book. As a minority nurse and seeing racism and lateral violence occur throughout the book, hit home in so many ways.
The book was able to go from present-day Ginger, and the horrific racism faced when she entered the United States as a Registered Nurse. Then go back to her happy, seemingly childhood that seemed to crumble down in just a short time. She and her family were affected by a national tragedy in Gwangju, South Korea. She was forced to watch in fear as her loved ones were kidnapped and tortured, some friends were murdered, and the country that she knew and loved was changed forever.
Ginger thought that she could make things better by becoming a nurse. However, no good deeds went unpunished. She was forced into work environments that were full of toxicity, xenophobia, and discrimination. All just because she was a non-Caucasian. The toxicity in her work environment was the root cause of her becoming ill with the coronavirus.
Fighting to Breath is a book that I could relate to. If a person has worked in healthcare for any period, you have seen the different characters portrayed in this novel. There are still multiple instances of nurses, technicians, physicians, etc., getting treated differently based on race and not on merit. This dangerous practice causes injuries to the hospital staff and increases the likelihood of medical errors. Jong Yi captured the true essence of the level of toxicity that goes unchecked in some hospitals.
Upper management's lack of caring about those caring for patients only cares about making more money and preserving the budget. Jong Yi captured the lack of listening to nurses' concerns about patient safety. She captured how the administration tries to trap nurses into positions by threatening them with lousy job recommendations and lying about a nurse's reputation, trying to blackmail the nurse.
I really enjoyed this book, and I cannot give it a bad rating, as I cannot find anything negative about the book. I give Fighting to Breathe four out of four stars. The authentic realness of the book, ease of the read, and the passion in which the novel is fantastic. This book I would recommend to all my fellow nurses and physicians that I work with.
Jong Yi, thank you for sticking up for the voiceless in a palatable and realistic way.
******
Fighting To Breathe
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Fighting to Breathe by Jong Yi is a book that is realistic and what is needed in the current social climate. Going through all of the trials and tribulations Ginger Kim has gone through in her life broke my heart and made me route for her the entire book. As a minority nurse and seeing racism and lateral violence occur throughout the book, hit home in so many ways.
The book was able to go from present-day Ginger, and the horrific racism faced when she entered the United States as a Registered Nurse. Then go back to her happy, seemingly childhood that seemed to crumble down in just a short time. She and her family were affected by a national tragedy in Gwangju, South Korea. She was forced to watch in fear as her loved ones were kidnapped and tortured, some friends were murdered, and the country that she knew and loved was changed forever.
Ginger thought that she could make things better by becoming a nurse. However, no good deeds went unpunished. She was forced into work environments that were full of toxicity, xenophobia, and discrimination. All just because she was a non-Caucasian. The toxicity in her work environment was the root cause of her becoming ill with the coronavirus.
Fighting to Breath is a book that I could relate to. If a person has worked in healthcare for any period, you have seen the different characters portrayed in this novel. There are still multiple instances of nurses, technicians, physicians, etc., getting treated differently based on race and not on merit. This dangerous practice causes injuries to the hospital staff and increases the likelihood of medical errors. Jong Yi captured the true essence of the level of toxicity that goes unchecked in some hospitals.
Upper management's lack of caring about those caring for patients only cares about making more money and preserving the budget. Jong Yi captured the lack of listening to nurses' concerns about patient safety. She captured how the administration tries to trap nurses into positions by threatening them with lousy job recommendations and lying about a nurse's reputation, trying to blackmail the nurse.
I really enjoyed this book, and I cannot give it a bad rating, as I cannot find anything negative about the book. I give Fighting to Breathe four out of four stars. The authentic realness of the book, ease of the read, and the passion in which the novel is fantastic. This book I would recommend to all my fellow nurses and physicians that I work with.
Jong Yi, thank you for sticking up for the voiceless in a palatable and realistic way.
******
Fighting To Breathe
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on Smashwords
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