1. Playing the game -- 2. common aims, constraining cultures -- 3. Different worlds -- 4. Overcoming the hospital -- 5. Digging in heels -- 6. Where it hurts: caring for the dying -- 7. Perfect partners - 8. Listening and appreciating -- 9. Abandoning gender -- 10. Graduate nurses -- 11. A broader look at work and occupations -- 12. Conclusion