Any medical books you would suggest?

[RNGriffin]

I read a lot of the forums ,and also do a great deal of reading on my down time. As I browse through the forums I see a lot of new nurses, student nurses, and veteran nurses that are in need of inspiration. Are there any novels, self help guides, or textbooks you would suggest to encourage our fellow newbies?

For me:

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

I can definitely say this is the one autobiography that was my deciding factor in which specialty I was most interested in. Not to mention, his story of trials and tribulations & triumph is inspiring to any person. But, his story is one I would suggest to any new med student!

[Cat_RN, ASN, BSN, RN]

I like Echo Heron's book, 'Intensive Care: The Story of a Nurse". She has another book too but I haven't read it yet.

[aachavez]

I read Impaired: A nurse's story of addiction and recovery. May not be quite what you're looking for, but it was a very interesting read, and amazing to see how easy a nurse came addicted to Haldol, then dealt with it, and everything she went thru to keep her license. The Chicken Soup books are always good, I think there's 2 Nurses ones out now. Also, First Year Nurse, a collection of advice for new grads, I can always use some positive encouragement from others that have already been there. (I start Fundamentals in a couple weeks, and am already overwhelmed and doubting myself lol) I love to read too, so hope to see some more good reccomendations!