Who has read Echo Heron?

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who has read echo heron? i love her books! her first one is called intensive care: a story of a nurse and the next one is called condition critical. she has authored more but i haven't read them yet. i can't wait to though. she writes all about her time in nursing school and then goes on to write about her years in the nursing field. these books are so heartwarming and inspirational to me. i am not a nurse yet but i am going to read all of her books before i finish school. that's my goal anyway. i don't know anything about the political stuff she writes about, yet, but i look forward to identifying to some of the emotions she goes through in her stories. check out her website: http://www.echoheron.com/index.htm. well, i'm off to read some more. let me know what you think. if you haven't read the first one, treat yourself. :redbeathe

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They are great books. Check out Suzanne Gordon if you want more about politics and nursing culture. The two of hers I remember are Nursing Against the Odds and From Silence to Voice, both very enlightening. Your nursing school library may have them.

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Specializes in ER, Teaching, HH, CM, QC, OB, LTC.

I read Echo's books while I was in nursing school. When my mother asked what was so haed about nursing school I gave them to her to read. She quit bugging me after reading them.

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They are great books. Check out Suzanne Gordon if you want more about politics and nursing culture. The two of hers I remember are Nursing Against the Odds and From Silence to Voice, both very enlightening. Your nursing school library may have them.

Don't count on your nursing school library to have these books. The last thing a nursing school, who is beholden to the hospitals, will want to carry, is a book that points out to student nurses that they are entering one confused profession, and as we say in Brooklyn, you are getting screwed without being kissed!! JMHO and my NY $0.02.

Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN

Spokane, Washington

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Don't count on your nursing school library to have these books. The last thing a nursing school, who is beholden to the hospitals, will want to carry, is a book that points out to student nurses that they are entering one confused profession, and as we say in Brooklyn, you are getting screwed without being kissed!! JMHO and my NY $0.02.

Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN

Spokane, Washington

Mine did. But then, we had a whole class on nursing culture, including horizontal violence, oppressed group behavior, and nursing activism. It was very helpful, I'd suggest it to any nurse educators out there.

Sorry to be off topic.

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I read Echo's book the summer prior to nursing school - scary. :D

I also found her books at my school. And we talked about her.

steph

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I'm impressed, a nursing program that doesn't blow smoke up their student's rear ends.

Mine did. But then, we had a whole class on nursing culture, including horizontal violence, oppressed group behavior, and nursing activism. It was very helpful, I'd suggest it to any nurse educators out there.

Sorry to be off topic.

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Specializes in Oncology, Triage, Tele, Med-Surg.

I read all Echo's books when I was in NS too. I emailed her with a compliment and she wrote back. If I recall correctly, a couple of her books were out of print but I was able to purchase them online without difficulty.

I think Echo has touched more people with her gifts than she will ever know. :redbeathe:nurse::redbeathe

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Specializes in ICU.

I read intensive care. I thought it was a pretty good book.

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ooh, i will definitely check out suzanne gordon. i think my school library carries these types of books. thank you.:typing

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Specializes in Critical care, tele, Medical-Surgical.

her newest and most up to date with two on line sources:

safety in numbers: nurse-to-patient ratios and the future of health care (the culture and politics of health care work) (hardcover)

by suzanne gordon

https://www.powells.com/biblio/17-9780801446832-0

http://www.amazon.com/safety-numbers-nurse-patient-politics/dp/080144683x/ref=sr_1_1?ie=utf8&s=books&qid=1230694470&sr=1-1

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I read Intensive Care. I found it to be very depressing from beginning to end.

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