I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (534 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1937163121 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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One contributor describes his experiences as a nursing student at the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, when the disease was called gay-related immune-deficiency syndrome, particularly his nurse’s intuition, that is, knowing when a patient is going to die. And a nurse recounts watching a person die for the first time. But I eventually got to a point where I wasn’t afraid to say, when someone asked what I did, ‘I work with persons who are dying of AIDS.’ Several of the essayists lace their emotional tales with humor. Essayists note that they’re not supposed to get too close to patients, but they do it anyway. --Karen Springen . A University of Pennsylvania nursing stu
"The complexities of nursing" according to K. Roberts. This collection of essays really nails the essence of nursing. While there are essays about the "big two" of nursing--birth and death--there are also wonderful essays about the mundane but critical spaces in between. The nurse-writers reveal themselves to be competent, intelligent, caring, conflicted, and compassionate. The writing is very high quality and reveals a diversity of experience. As a nurse of 25 years, I can say that this book illuminated the spectrum of thoughts and feelings that I myself have ha. Nancy Wrona said A tough read about tougher people. My Mother recently passed, after over two months in the hospital and a few days in hospice. I was fortunate to be able to temporarily leave my job to be with her and got to know some incredible nurses, who helped immeasureably in preserving her quality of life (whatever that was as she was dying from cancer and suffering from dementia.) One CNA, in particular, came to her bedside at the beginning of her every night shift, eliciting a response like that of a kid on Christmas morning woken by Santa Claus. This . a new nurse I was becoming discouraged and felt like I wasn't good enough As a new nurse I was becoming discouraged and felt like I wasn't good enough. This book helped me stay motivated and gave me the inspiration I needed to continue as a nurse. I highly recommend this book to all nurses!
Here, nurses remember their first sticks,” first births, and first deaths, and reflect on what gets them though long, demanding shifts, and keeps them in the profession. What connects these stories is the passion and strength of the writers, who struggle against burnout and bureaucracy to serve their patients with skill, empathy, and strength.. An efficient young emergency room nurse finds his life and career irrevocably changed by a car accident. A nurse practitioner wonders whether she has violated professional boundaries in her care for a homeless man with AIDS, and a home care case manager is the sole attendee at a funeral for one of her patients. The stories reveal many voices from nurses at different stages of their careers: One nurse-in-training longs to be trusted with more important” procedures, while another questions her ability to care for nursing home residents. This collection of true narratives reflects the dynamism and diversity of nurses, who provide the first vital line of patient care