I have wanted to start this thread for ages now. Am sure that if I checked the archives it would be there, but too bad!
I love to read and would like to hear from other readers as to their best nursing book - not the factual text books 'cos I'm sure we're all drowning in those! I mean those books that touched you in some way, made you laugh, taught you something about nursing in other times or circumstances.
For instance, although they may be old and a bit dated, I have enjoyed the following:
"One pair of feet" by Monica Dickens
"White Coolies" by Betty Jeffrey (WW2 military nursing true POW story)
"A lamp is heavy" by Sheila Mackay Russell
"Behind the veil" by Linda Laube
What about the 'Cherry Ames' stories by Helen Wells? I havent read any but I hear they're classics!
Or "Hospital by the river" by Catherine Hamlin (this just sneaks in as a nursing story - not really, but a good book none the less)
And then there's films. I cant really think of any 'nursing' films (except for horrible old Carry on...whatever) although I'm sure they are out there.
I read the book "Nurse"...forgot who it's by.....before I started nursing school...although it was written in the 80s...It was still very relevant to me...
I think the author is Carol Gino (Geno?). I read it in nursing school in 1983. No, wait, I think her book was called "A Nurse's Story", now that I think about it.
Do they ever play re-runs of the old tv show, that had Michael Learned (Mama Walton) as the main character? I think it was just called "Nurse" but I could be wrong.
I think the author is Carol Gino (Geno?). I read it in nursing school in 1983. No, wait, I think her book was called "A Nurse's Story", now that I think about it.
"Nurse" is by Peggy Anderson and was written in '78, "The Nurse's Story" is by Carol Gino and "A Nurse's Story" is by Tilda Shalof and is the best book ever! There is also "Nurses: The Human Touch" by Michael Brown, this is a really good book that devotes each chapter to following around almost every type of nurse you can imagine.
Also. I looked up those Echo Heron books and am definitely going to buy them.
Specializes in med/surg/tele/neuro/rehab/corrections.
I looked up those Cherry Aimes books on Amazon and they have all been republished. They are in hardback with the same 50s style pictures on the front. How cute! :) I would love to read them.
Is she the one that recently won the academy award for that movie Michael Collins or am I crazy?
Not the same Tilda, but you're not crazy, either (uncommon name, at least in the U.S.). You're thinking of Tilda Swinton, who won for Michael Clayton, the movie starring George Clooney.
Specializes in Acute rehab/geriatrics/cardiac rehab.
I'm so glad to see other Echo Heron fans! I first read "Condition Critical" many moons ago, almost by accident, and immediately went and found "Intensive Care". Heron's books have been a huge influence on my life. I often find myself in siutations at work, and a line or two from one of her books will pop in my head...and get me through whatever I'm facing. Also besides her other fiction work, she has one called "Tending Lives", which is a beautiful, moving compilation of stories from nurses of all generations, walks of life, and fields..and stories by nurses that worked in Oklahoma City the day of the federal building bombing. My copies are old, with cracked spines and yellowed pages, and I still read them regularly. :redbeathe
Quick story...when I was accepted to nursing school, my Kiddo was bugging me one day to check my email. I was busy, but did it to get him off my back. There in the inbox, was a personal email from Echo, saying that she heard I had got in, congrats, she knew I would be great, to keep my compassion, etc...seems my son had found her email addy, and told her about me and her influence on me and asked her to write me. Seriously, I'm tearing up again just writing this. I don't know which was more stunning...having my hero congratulate me personally, or my teenage son knowing what it would mean to me to hear from her. Either way, that email is one of my most cherished possesions. Well, that and the second email from her when I passed boards that he kept hidden until we knew I passed. ( I have a great son!)
Anyway, sorry for the derail.....
Thanks for sharing this. I actually read a couple of her books when I was taking prerequisites for nursing school. I found her book "Tending Lives" with a different story in each chapter, very moving.
Outlander is about this nurse right after WWII who is on a second honeymoon in Scotland. She accidently steps through one of the stone cirlces and winds up 200 years ago. You can always go to any of the book store websites and search for the title.
Specializes in aged, palliative care, cardiac, agency,.
Echo Herron has written many great nursing novels. She hits all the nails on the head-- short staffing, cliques, burn-out, needy patients/families, friendships, joys, job satisfaction... She has been my beach reading for the last several vacations!
have just ordered three of her books -they sound good. Thanks for the recommendation.
Specializes in aged, palliative care, cardiac, agency,.
Hi,
My favourite nurse film is "The English Patient", and my favourite nurse author is Evelyn Prentis. You can still find her books on Abebooks http://www.abebooks.co.uk/
I found one of her books recently at a secondhand shop -'a nurse in parts'. Havent read it yet but will start it soon. Thanks.
Specializes in aged, palliative care, cardiac, agency,.
Outlander is about this nurse right after WWII who is on a second honeymoon in Scotland. She accidently steps through one of the stone cirlces and winds up 200 years ago. You can always go to any of the book store websites and search for the title.
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I think the author is Carol Gino (Geno?). I read it in nursing school in 1983. No, wait, I think her book was called "A Nurse's Story", now that I think about it.
Do they ever play re-runs of the old tv show, that had Michael Learned (Mama Walton) as the main character? I think it was just called "Nurse" but I could be wrong.