Discover the Vital Signs Series

Some careers are chosen.

Others become a calling.

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One nurse. One lifetime. A world transforming around her.

Beginning in the 1970s, Vital Signs follows nurse Diane Hartwell through a changing world of healthcare, military service, relationships, intuition, technology, and eventually artificial intelligence.

Her journey begins in an era of paper charts and glass IV bottles and will carry readers to 2070, exploring along the way what technology can change—and what remains deeply human.

Diane's story is just beginning.