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  • Television, Bedpans, and Me

    A Life Lived in the Red Centre of Australia

    by Beverley Keegan ...
    Growing up in a small mining town in New South Wales, Australia, during World War II, Beverley Keegan knew that she wanted to become a nurse. Her adventures began when she traveled on an overnight train to the big city of Sydney to commence her nursing training. Once she became a nurse, her working life continued for more than fifty years in various locations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Red ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD

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  • Call the Nurse

    True Stories of a Country Nurse on a Scottish Isle (The Country Nurse Series, Book One)

    by Mary J. MacLeod ...
    Series Book 1 - The Country Nurse
    Tired of the pace and noise of life near London and longing for a better place to raise their young children, Mary J. MacLeod and her husband encountered their dream while vacationing on a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides. Enthralled by its windswept beauty, they soon were the proud owners of a near-derelict croft house—a farmer’s stone cottage—on “a small acre” of land. Mary assumed duties ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • A Nurse's Story

    by Tilda Shalof ...
    The team of nurses that Tilda Shalof found herself working with in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a big-city hospital was known as “Laura’s Line.” They were a bit wild: smart, funny, disrespectful of authority, but also caring and incredibly committed to their jobs. Laura set the tone with her quick remarks. Frances, from Newfoundland, was famous for her improvised recipes. Justine, the union ... Read more

    Was $14.99 CAD Now $12.99 CAD

  • Critical Care

    A New Nurse Faces Death, Life, and Everything in Between

    by Theresa Brown ...
    "Among all the recent books on medicine, Critical Care stands alone." — Pauline Chen, author of Final Exam"A must read for anyone who wants to understand healthcare. Extraordinary." — Elizabeth Cohen, MPH, CNN Senior Medical CorrespondentCritical Care is the powerful and absorbing memoir of Theresa Brown—a regular contributor to the New York Times blog "Well"—about her experiences during the first ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Tending Lives

    Nurses on the Medical Front

    by Echo Heron ...
    As the healthcare debate rages on with the growth of the HMO industry, nurses quietly continue to provide the day-to-day grit and deeply-felt passion that hold the healing profession together. Within these remarkable women and men are poignant, outrageous stories drawn from the edge of life. But fear of career backlash and reprisals have made them reluctant to talk to outsiders about their ... Read more

    Was $8.99 CAD Now $4.99 CAD

  • The Making of a Nurse

    by Tilda Shalof ...
    The bestselling author of A Nurse’s Story is back with more insider stories.Tilda Shalof has been a caregiver all her life—at home for her family, at work for strangers—but her skills didn’t come easily. From when she was a child taking care of her sick parents to her current position on an ICU team in one of Canada’s largest hospitals, there have always been daunting challenges and worthy rewards ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Camp Nurse

    My Adventures at Summer Camp

    by Tilda Shalof ...
    The bestselling, critically acclaimed author of A Nurse’s Story andThe Making of a Nurse is back to describe her experiences as a summer camp nurse.After years of working in intensive care units caring for critically ill people, nurse Tilda Shalof now turns her attention to healthy patients—the kids at summer camp. In this reminiscence of six summers at a variety of camps, Shalof opens a window ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Out With It

    How Stuttering Helped Me Find My Voice

    by Katherine Preston ...
    A vividly powerful memoir of a young woman who fought for years to change who she was until she finally found her voice and learned to embrace her imperfection.Imagine waking up one day to find your words trapped inside your head, leaving you unable to say what you feel, think, want, or need. At the age of seven that happened to Katherine Preston. From that moment, she began battling her stutter ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • The Perpetual Now

    A Story of Amnesia, Memory, and Love

    by Michael D. Lemonick ...
    In the aftermath of a shattering illness, Lonni Sue Johnson lives in a "perpetual now," where she has almost no memories of the past and a nearly complete inability to form new ones. The Perpetual Now is the moving story of this exceptional woman, and the groundbreaking revelations about memory, learning, and consciousness her unique case has uncovered.Lonni Sue Johnson was a renowned artist who ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

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  • Angels in Disguise

    Stories from America's School Nurses

    by Dolores H. McNany ...
    School nurses serve on the front lines of the everyday struggle for our childrens health, yet they are often perceived as little more than glorified dispensers of bandages. This false perception, held by many parents, officials, and administrators, does a serious disservice to this dedicated group of health professionals.Angels in Disguise tells the oral history of school nursing through the eyes, ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • The Girl With Nine Wigs

    A Memoir

    by Sophie van der Stap ...
    'It's Saturday and everything is different. No, I didn't go to the market this morning and I didn't have my usual coffee on Westerstraat. And no, I wasn't getting ready for a new semester at college. Next Monday, January 31st, I have to admit myself at the hospital for my first chemotherapy session. For the next two months, I'm expected each week for a fresh shot of vincristine, etoposide, ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Silent War

    by Haley Morrow ...
    These writings are from a young woman who has had to face obsticles no person should have to. She has put her feelings into her writings for people going through similar experiences. Silent War gives readers an insight into Haleys life and and what she has been through. Pieces about teenage love, heartbreak, medical journeys, losing someone and much more these writings are all from the heart. ... Read more

    $4.11 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus