Published Nov 3, 2020
Primrose
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I'm looking for a great book to read over the Thanksgiving break. Something medicine-related but still entertaining. Any recommendations? I just finished the novel The White Coat Diaries by Mari Sinha and loved it and I also liked This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay.
Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN
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Outlander! Probably not one you’d think of, but Claire starts as a nurse in World War II then later becomes a surgeon.
Carl559
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When Breath Becomes Air is a fantastic non-fiction about a brilliant neurosurgeon/neuroscientist resident who is diagnosed with cancer. Highly recommend.
NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN
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Theresa Brown's Critical Care + The Shift well worth your time.
toomuchbaloney
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On 11/3/2020 at 2:48 PM, Primrose said: I'm looking for a great book to read over the Thanksgiving break. Something medicine-related but still entertaining. Any recommendations? I just finished the novel The White Coat Diaries by Mari Sinha and loved it and I also liked This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay.
You've read Robin Cook's books? They're fun. I read Coma when it first came out and have been a fan since.
Red Shirt 6, CNA
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Not sure what you find entertaining but these have are medical related.
Virgin River Series by Robyn Carr A Nurse Practitioner and midwife Melinda Monroe takes a job in the rural town of Virgin River, California. She goes there for a fresh start after going through personal tragedies.
Doc Martin: Mistletoe and Whine by Sam North A Christmas novel tie-in to the TV series.
Critical Care: A Novel by Richard Dooling Dr. Werner Ernest a resident on the ICU is caught between two sisters and the hospital system when a comatose man with a 10 million dollar estate and great insurance comes into his care.
What? Dead Again? By Neil B Shulman, MD A memoir about a recently graduated Doctor that works in a small town hospital after his car breaks down and is waiting for a job in California.
Calling Dr. Horowitz by Steven Horowitz, MD and Neil Offen A memoir of a Doctor that attends medical school in Mexico then goes to work on New York's Lower East Side.