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I Always Faint When I See a Syringe: Nurse Student Tales

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I bought this for my wife, who is an advanced practice nurse. She loved it, and so did her nurse buddies.

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.