Good nurse novels to read?

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Specializes in Medsurg/ER.

I enjoy ready nurse novels especially ones with a focus on Critical care, ER, ICU, flight nursing, etc. I have all of the Echo Heron books, Trauma Junkie, Life Star 1, Operation Flight Nurse, Dr. Robert Leslie books, any suggestions outside of those would be greatly appreciated

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These aren't all novels... But three books that come to mind that I loved are:

emergency! True stories from the nation's ERs by mark brown, md

on call by Emily transue

critical care: a new nurse faces death, life and everything between by Theresa brown

if there are any more books you didn't list that you would recommend let me know as I love to read nurse novels as well!

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Specializes in Medsurg/ER.
These aren't all novels... But three books that come to mind that I loved are:

emergency! True stories from the nation's ERs by mark brown, md

on call by Emily transue

critical care: a new nurse faces death, life and everything between by Theresa brown

if there are any more books you didn't list that you would recommend let me know as I love to read nurse novels as well!

Thanks a lot for the suggestions, I have some I didnt mention, I'll let u know when I go through my stash

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Specializes in Gerontology.

Carol Gino's Nurses Story and Rusty's Story.

both very good books. Esp a Nurses Story, very similar to Echo Heron's books.

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Not a nurse novel per se, however " The House of God" is a must read.

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"The Nurses: A year of Secrets, Drama, and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital" By Alexander Robbins

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Specializes in MICU, SICU, CICU.

I highly recommend Assume the Physician by John Hunt. It is the unofficial and equally hilarious sequel to the House of God by Sam Shem.

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Specializes in Emergency Department.
"The Nurses: A year of Secrets, Drama, and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital" By Alexander Robbins

I second this! I read this book last month and it was very well written. I have read Robbins' previous work (about sororities and high school over achievers) and really enjoy her books.

Tilda Shalof is okay too, although I just read her book The Making of a Nurse and it was very boring. It took me longer to get through because it was a repeat of her previous books.

Also, look up Kaplan Voices books; they are a series that cover different types of nursing. I bought them off Amazon and thought they were a good nursing read.

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Critical Care by Richard Dooling...the main character is a MD resident, but nurses are part of the story. It is a very realistic portrait of ICU/CCU patients, morbidly funny. Be careful if you order it. I lost my copy, ordered what I thought was it and received a text book about Critical Care!

And I second The House of God.

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I am reading Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth and find it fascinating.

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Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

Tilda Shalofs books are good.

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One of my favorites is Home Before Morning: The Story of an Army Nurse in Vietnam by Lynda Van Devanter.

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