A former nursing professor writes about her students with affection and humor. She introduces the reader to her favorite patients, the ones whose struggles with mental illness, inspired and illustrated her lectures for a quarter of a century. Hardesty's own experience as a mature returning student should encourage those who seek furthur education.
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"...a warm hearted look at the nursing profession....captures the humor and poignancy of nursing. -- Letter from Nancy Jefferies, Senior Editor of the National League for Nursing Press
...take this opportunity to be inspired,enlightened and comforted by these honest and straight-from-the-heart accounts. -- Journal of Nursing Jocularity, Vol 7, No. 1, Jan.1997
I think every nursing student and facutly will see themselves in your stories....your story deserves to be told. -- Fran Hicks,RN,PhD Professor, Univ. of Portland, President American Nurses Foundation, 1996
...take this opportunity to be inspired,enlightened and comforted by these honest and straight-from-the-heart accounts. -- Journal of Nursing Jocularity, Vol 7, No. 1, Jan.1997
I think every nursing student and facutly will see themselves in your stories....your story deserves to be told. -- Fran Hicks,RN,PhD Professor, Univ. of Portland, President American Nurses Foundation, 1996
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This review is from: I Always Faint When I See a Syringe: Nurse Student Tales (Paperback)
I bought this for my wife, who is an advanced practice nurse. She loved it, and so did her nurse buddies.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not really what I expected,
By anya "pas de chat" (philadelphia pa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: I Always Faint When I See a Syringe: Nurse Student Tales (Paperback)
From the title and description, I was under the impression that the book was full of "nursing student tales" told by the students themselves. Basically, nursing students sharing their clinical experiences: the good, bad, and the ugly, and how they got through nursing school. I wanted validation, encouragement, things like that. I wanted to say, "that happened to me" and to be reminded of my own experiences.
But it's a nursing instructor telling stories about students and staff from her point of view as instructor. It wasn't quite what I expected, and it isn't as interesting as I thought it would be. It isn't horrible, but it isn't wonderful either. I expected a good read, a book that I couldn't put down. I had a hard time picking this book up. I got bored. If you want to read stories about nurses and their experiences as RNs, I'd suggest "Tending Lives" by Echo Heron.
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I was thrilled to finally be a nursing instructor. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
psychiatric floor, graduate committee, psychiatric nursing, day treatment center Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Miss Wilson, Miss Faintheart, Western Reserve, Saint What's-His-Name, Mary Kay, Captain Jones, World War, Anna Mae, Mary Jane, Miss Fumblefingers, University Hospitals, Kent State, Miss Prim, American Nurses Association, Elizabeth Warner, May Belle, National Guard, United States, Veteran's Hospital, Miss Know-it-all, Miss Whitfield, Sarah Rosenbaum, Sister Happy, Sister Ribbons New!
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I was thrilled to finally be a nursing instructor. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
psychiatric floor, graduate committee, psychiatric nursing, day treatment center Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Miss Wilson, Miss Faintheart, Western Reserve, Saint What's-His-Name, Mary Kay, Captain Jones, World War, Anna Mae, Mary Jane, Miss Fumblefingers, University Hospitals, Kent State, Miss Prim, American Nurses Association, Elizabeth Warner, May Belle, National Guard, United States, Veteran's Hospital, Miss Know-it-all, Miss Whitfield, Sarah Rosenbaum, Sister Happy, Sister Ribbons New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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