{"product_id":"vital-signs-overseas-paperback","title":"Vital Signs Overseas - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiane Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiane Hartwell wanted overseas orders. Now she has them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeaving Pensacola behind, Diane enters a world where almost everything feels different-the country, the culture, the people, and the rhythm of Navy life. What she learned at her first duty station came with her, but experience does not eliminate the challenge of finding her place in an unfamiliar environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Diane settles into her new assignment in Okinawa, nursing continues to stretch far beyond bedside care. New patients and colleagues challenge what she knows, while experiences outside the hospital draw her into cultures, traditions, friendships, and ways of seeing the world very different from her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Diane's instincts have not stayed behind in Pensacola.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe more she trusts what she notices, the harder it becomes to dismiss the things she cannot explain. Connections deepen in unexpected ways, and a journey to Hong Kong opens a world Diane never imagined-one that challenges what she believes about friendship, family, love, and the bonds between people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat once seemed like an unconventional part of her nursing practice is becoming something larger. Diane is beginning to understand that not everything worth knowing can be measured, documented, or taught-and that some connections cannot be easily defined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFar from home, surrounded by new people and possibilities, Diane discovers that going overseas is about much more than changing duty stations. It is another step toward becoming the nurse, leader, and woman she is still discovering herself to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVital Signs: Overseas\u003c\/strong\u003e is the fourth novel in the \u003cem\u003eVital Signs\u003c\/em\u003e series-a story of nursing, military service, intuition, friendship, cultural discovery, and the unexpected connections that can change the way we understand ourselves and one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 11, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67847166329139,"sku":"9798952521063","price":30.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/KuMDL-UMi69798952521063.webp?v=1793489518","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/vital-signs-overseas-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}