I just joined the group and wanted to suggest a book to all Nurses, Nursing Students and anyone wanting to be a Nurse. The title is: Intensive Care - The Story of Nurse. The Author is "Echo Heron". I just finished it and it's a great read.
Echo Heron was a CCU/ER Nurse for 17 years - the book takes you through her days as a nursing student and through her 17 year career. As the write-up states - she holds nothing back. All the great, bad and the ugly. She really tells it like it is, down to the most gruesome detail (not for the faint of heart).
After finishing the book I read a lot about her - really interesting woman. Since leaving the profession (after being totally burned out) - she's written several books about Nursing and has fought very hard for Nurses everywhere for better salaries, benefits, better working conditions, etc.
In the book she is often at odds with the Nursing & Hospital Administrators and surprisingly often got her way out of sheer determination. Just wanted to pass this along - I can't wait to read one of the other books she's written. SusanNC
I started the original thread about Echo Heron and forgot to mention something. She has her own website "Echoheron.com". It includes her bio, what she's doing now, list of all her books, photos and what's really nice is she states in the write-up that if you have any questions - feel free to e-mail her.
Just thought I'd include this - thought someone might want to look her up. SusanNC
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Hi All,
I started the original thread about Echo Heron and forgot to mention something. She has her own website "Echoheron.com". It includes her bio, what she's doing now, list of all her books, photos and what's really nice is she states in the write-up that if you have any questions - feel free to e-mail her.
Just thought I'd include this - thought someone might want to look her up. SusanNC