i enjoyed "toxin" by michael palmer. it starts with a farmer selling a sick cow to a factory then, while processing the cow they drop the cow on the floor but pick it up from the floor , then packaged it and sent to the local supermarket and a little girl dies from e. coli.
that book is actually by robin cook. i loved it--couldn't put it down, and didn't want to eat meat for a while. (got over that, though!) i like the books by leah robinson--they are not as well written as robin cook, but they are good for a light read.
this site lists a bunch of medical fiction books, maybe you can see something you like and find it at your local library!
I see The Ciderhouse Rules by John Irving is on the list. It is not strictly about nursing, but is one of my favorite (medically related) books of all time. It really makes you think...
Specializes in ER (new), Respitory/Med Surg floor.
Cute cat!
Try Devil's Waltz by Jonathan Kellerman. It's about Munchausen-by-proxy.
I remember going to the library at the end of the term, first time I'd had time to read anything that wasn't for school. When I checked out the books, I realized that they all had a medical background. Fiction, non-fiction, didn't matter. Continuing Education, I guess.
That's my cat simba he's adorable and let me put on my stuffed animal's nursing hat for like 30 sec! I don't know why but i'm allways fascinated by munchausen syndrome. Maybe because it's so horrible a love one making one sick for their own gain. Anytime a life time has a movie about it i'm watching it.
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I've remembered the other author of nurse-protagonist mysteries: Eileen Dreyer :)