Casual Reading

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Specializes in Acute Care.

Hey all. I'm a senior nursing student enjoying my summer. I was looking for suggestions in regards to casual reading. I just finished "A Nurses's Story" by Tilda Shalof and loved it. I am looking for some more books similar to that one. A memoir of some sort. I'm just enjoying turning my brain off from the textbook stuff. Something relaxing to read but I still want it to be about real nurses and nurses experiences. I did do a search before creating a new post but didnt see anything, so I made a new thread. Hope thats alright. THANKS! :D

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Specializes in Emergency Department.

Critical Care by Theressa Brown RN

The Medical Science of House MD by Andrew Holtz

Every Patient Tells a Story by Lisa Sanders

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Specializes in Acute Care.

Cool- thanks for those suggestions! :)

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Specializes in med/surg.

Both of these books are older but good reads:

Nurse: The true story of Mary Benjamin RN by Peggy Anderson

Nurses by Michael Brown, RN

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Specializes in Neonatal.

I'm currently reading Kate-The Journal of a Confederate Nurse by Kate Cummings. My husband found this for me at a museum in Georgia and got it for me since I've always enjoyed learning about the history of nursing. So far it's been really interesting and I've enjoyed reading it.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.
[color=#003399]and if i perish: frontline u.s. army nurses in world war ii http://www.amazon.com/if-perish-frontline-nurses-world/dp/0375415149. amazing stories of nurses deployed into combat zones in wwii - and most time, they weren't even entitled to veteran's benefits until just recently.
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Check out Echo Heron's books. They are older, but I loved her stories and the ease of which they read.

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Specializes in Acute Care.

Awesome every one! Thanks so much! I'll add some of these to my summer reading list! I picked up "Life Support: Three Nurses on the Front Lines", by Suzanne Gordon. A bit older- came out in 1997- but grabbed my attention. Thanks again for the great suggestions! I've already tagged a few on amazon! :)

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

Stiff

Dead Men Do Tell Tales

The Baby Catcher

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I second Baby Catcher if you like midwifery stories. It's by Peggy Vincent. Very quick and entertaining read.

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