Need some good summer reads!

Nurses General Nursing

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Specializes in Med-Surg/Oncology, Psych.

Hi!

Just finished nursing school yesterday! I'm so excited to be finished and to hopefully get some semblance of a life back. :loveya: I love reading, and I am really glad to have the free time to read something other than textbooks and journal articles. Can anyone suggest some fun books for the summer? I would like to get my hands on something with a medical or nursing focus, but that's got more of a humorous or light feel to it. Thanks for any suggestions and happy summer!

_Erin

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Personally, I was going to start the Twilight series this summer before I start nursing school in the fall. I wanna know what all the hype is about! lol (:

Congrats on finishing school, btw!:yeah:

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Specializes in Home Health Care.

If you have any interest in psych or drug/alcohol rehab type nursing, I'd suggest " The Dirt," by Motley Crue, "Tommyland," by Tommy Lee and Nikki Sixx's "Heroin Diaries." All three books are of the "R" rated type, but so incredibly fascinating.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, ER.

Erin,

Have you read any of Echo Heron's books? I thought they were all great - written from a nurse's perspective, humorous and light with an occasional moment of heartbreak.

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Favorite "medical" book I have ever read was Stiff - The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach. Hillarious:yeah:

Jennifer

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if you want a really good laugh, check out the books by Jen Lancaster-she rocks, and they would be perfect for a light, girly read. Enjoy!!!

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Specializes in ED/trauma.

I agree with roosmom, Echo is awesome, I have them all and have read them all a few times! I am waiting fir her to finally write more!

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I swear by this book http://www.amazon.com/Bronze-Horseman-Paullina-Simons/dp/0061031127, if you decide to read it it also has second and third part,I dont know anyone who didnt like this book.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Capacity/Bed Management.

I would read

"The Host" by Stephanie Meyer, great book

"The Lovely Bones" also an excellent book

"Elsewhere" was a young adult book but i found it to be a very good book, it deals with the death of a 16 yr old girl who was in an MVA

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Specializes in Gerontology.

I just finished the last of the "Shopaholic" books. They were the most fun (I know bad grammer) books I've read in a long time. They were a real enjoyable read.

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I've gotten into the whole paranormal romance thing, some like and some don't ;)

Para romance: try J.R. Wards, the Black Dagger Brotherhood Series or Lynn Viehl's Darkyn series

Para but not a whole lot of romance: Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse novels (its what HBO's True Blood series is based on) and I love Kim Harrison's books

Hope this will help keep you entertained, even though it's not medically/nursing related:)

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Specializes in DOU.

I absolutely loved:

Life of Pi

The Secret Life of Bees (but don't bother with the movie)

I'd also recommend:

The Other Boyleyn Girl

Water for Elephants

The Kite Runner

Right now, I am enjoying:

The Brief and Wondorous Life of Oscar Wao

Also, I applaud you for actually being interested in reading anything at all. I graduated in December, and I STILL cannot bring myself to buy a book. Instead, I have been downloading audiobooks to my iPod and listening when I walk.

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