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American Nurse Project
Updated Dec. 4, 2012, 6:58 p.m. ET

'The American Nurse' is a revealing book featuring photographs and interviews with 75 nurses around the country. Author and photographer Carolyn Jones says her aim was to give a voice to the unsung men and women who are the backbone of the American health care system.
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Carolyn Jones is shown in her New York loft apartment with two images from 'The American Nurse.'
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Registered nurse Elisa Frazer works at Tidewell Hospice in Port Charlotte, Fla.
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Karen Frank, RNC, MS, CNS, works at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
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Joanne Staha, RN, BS, OCN, works at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York.
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Deborah Nettles, CNS, FNP-C, works at Interim LSU Public Hospital in New Orleans.
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Nathan Levitt, RN, MA, BSN, works at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in New York.
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Ranimaria Toledo, BSN, RN, CEN, TNCC, works at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
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Sister Stephen Bloesl, RN, BSN, works at Villa Loretto Nursing Home in Mt. Calvary, Wis.
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