A Nurse Remembers

Author : Mary J. MacLeod
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781611459173

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Call the Nurse by Mary J. MacLeod Pdf

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 as the island’s district nurse. Call the Nurse is her account of the enchanted years she and her family spent there, coming to know its folk as both patients and friends. In anecdotes that are by turns funny, sad, moving, and tragic, she recalls them all, the crofters and their laird, the boatmen and tradesmen, young lovers and forbidding churchmen. Against the old-fashioned island culture and the grandeur of mountain and sea unfold indelible stories: a young woman carried through snow for airlift to the hospital; a rescue by boat; the marriage of a gentle giant and the island beauty; a ghostly encounter; the shocking discovery of a woman in chains; the flames of a heather fire at night; an unexploded bomb from World War II; and the joyful, tipsy celebration of a ceilidh. Gaelic fortitude meets a nurse’s compassion in these wonderful true stories from rural Scotland.

Author : Mary J. MacLeod
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781950691302

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The Country Nurse Remembers by Mary J. MacLeod Pdf

From the Bestselling Author of Call the Nurse and Nurse, Come You Here!, the Moving Story of Her Young Life and Her Path to Independence through Training to Be a Nurse—"A Must-Read Suggestion for Fans of the BBC's Call the Midwife" (Booklist) Mary MacLeod's mother died in childbirth when Mary was five, an event that marked for the child a "before time"—a lost joyful time—and after. She was shunted from one relative to another while her father coped with his grief. He married again only nine months later, perhaps to have a mother for his child, but her new mum, harsh and withholding of her love, quickly exerted complete control over her thoughts and deeds, with her father oblivious. Her name was changed to her stepmother's choice of "Julia." Yet the pale, thin, quiet little girl didn't know she was unhappy: things were just the way they were. Narrating from the perspective of the child she was but with the understanding and empathy of the nurse and mother she became, the author of Call the Nurse recounts the moving, intimate, indelible story of her young life, growing up in rural England near Bath, relishing the good times when her stepmother was friendly or she helped her father in the garden, experiencing the world war—air raids and blackouts, the war effort, evacuees, German prisoners—winning a scholarship, leaving home to train for three years as a nurse, and gradually finding her way as an independent woman.

Author : Mary J. MacLeod
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781628725438

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Nurse, Come You Here! by Mary J. MacLeod Pdf

From the author of Call the Nurse, come new tales of a London nurse working to help and heal a community on a remote Scottish island. Lively, touching, engaging reading for fans of Call the Midwife and All Creatures Great and Small. "Julia MacLeod shares unique and enchanting experiences as a nurse in rural Scotland. Her stories will ring true with every nurse—or anyone—who has ever cared for a family or a community, whether in Scotland or America. Call the Nurse is a delightful read.” —LeAnn Thieman, author Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul Mary J. Macleod and her husband left the London area for an idyllic place to raise their young children in the late sixties, and they found the island of Papavray in the Scottish Hebrides. There they bought a croft house on a "small acre" of land, and Mary J. (also known as Julia) became the district nurse. At the age of eighty, she first recounted her family's adventures in her debut, Call the Nurse, where she introduced readers to the austere beauties of the island and the hardy charm and warmth of the islanders. The anecdotes in this new volume take us to the end of her stay on Papavray, after which the MacLeod family left for California. Once again, we meet the crofters Archie, Mary, and Fergie, and other friends. There are stories of troubles, joy, and tragedy, of children lost and found, the cow that wandered into the kitchen, a distraught young mother who strides into the icy surf with her infant child, the ghostly apparition that returns after death to reveal the will in a sewing box. There are accidents and broken bones, twisters that come in from the sea, and acts of simple courage and uncommon generosity. Here again, a nurse's compassion meets Gaelic fortitude in these true tales of a bygone era.

Author : Eula Awbrey Sforza
Publisher : Eula Awbrey Sforza
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Nurses
ISBN : 0963656708

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A Nurse Remembers by Eula Awbrey Sforza Pdf

An educational, factual & detailed account of the author's experiences in private life & as a nurse in the 12th Field Hospital during W.W. II. Gives an account of the training period prior to experiences in many different settings during actual conflict from 1943-45. Desert training was particularly difficult as the nurses had to endure devastating heat, blowing sand, rattlers & scorpions. Learning to live with blackout conditions was a new experience. A NURSE REMEMBERS recalls nursing experiences, gives a day by day account of the hospital as a functional part of the medical back-up of troops & includes records kept by medical doctors & the administrative staff. Many pictures help tell the story & include pictures of officers, nurses & medical corpsmen. Dr. James A. Zimble, M.D., Vice Admiral, Medical Corps, U.S.N., states "Reviewing your memoirs provides especially vital insights regarding the history of medical support of the Army in W.W.II. There are invaluable lessons learned in your book regarding the value of good medical planning & support, as well as poignant reminders of the distressing & frightful impact & sacrifice associated with conflict." For more information or to order: Eula Awbrey Sforza, Publisher, P.O. Box 4863, Wheaton, Il 60187-4863.

Author : Ena Kraft Jackson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Hospitals
ISBN : UOM:39015071549102

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A Nurse Remembers by Ena Kraft Jackson Pdf

Author : Lee Gutkind
Publisher : Underland Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781937163136

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I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse by Lee Gutkind Pdf

This collection of true narratives reflects the dynamism and diversity of nurses, who provide the first vital line of patient care. 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. 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. 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. 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.

Author : Kerm Henriksen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Medical
ISBN : CHI:70548902

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Advances in Patient Safety by Kerm Henriksen Pdf

v. 1. Research findings -- v. 2. Concepts and methodology -- v. 3. Implementation issues -- v. 4. Programs, tools and products.

Author : Barbara Brooks Tomblin
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2003-11-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0813190797

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G. I. Nightingales by Barbara Brooks Tomblin Pdf

Recounts the history of the Army Nurse Corps, whose members served with but not in the armed forces, and describes the experiences of nurses in every theater of World War II, including the special situation faced by African American nurses.

Author : Marian J. Cocke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Nurses
ISBN : UCSD:31822011050432

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I Called Him Babe by Marian J. Cocke Pdf

Author : Robert C. Bast, Jr.,Carlo M. Croce,William N. Hait,Waun Ki Hong,Donald W. Kufe,Martine Piccart-Gebhart,Raphael E. Pollock,Ralph R. Weichselbaum,Hongyang Wang,James F. Holland
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 2008 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781119000846

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Holland-Frei Cancer Medicine by Robert C. Bast, Jr.,Carlo M. Croce,William N. Hait,Waun Ki Hong,Donald W. Kufe,Martine Piccart-Gebhart,Raphael E. Pollock,Ralph R. Weichselbaum,Hongyang Wang,James F. Holland Pdf

Holland-Frei Cancer Medicine, Ninth Edition, offers a balanced view of the most current knowledge of cancer science and clinical oncology practice. This all-new edition is the consummate reference source for medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, internists, surgical oncologists, and others who treat cancer patients. A translational perspective throughout, integrating cancer biology with cancer management providing an in depth understanding of the disease An emphasis on multidisciplinary, research-driven patient care to improve outcomes and optimal use of all appropriate therapies Cutting-edge coverage of personalized cancer care, including molecular diagnostics and therapeutics Concise, readable, clinically relevant text with algorithms, guidelines and insight into the use of both conventional and novel drugs Includes free access to the Wiley Digital Edition providing search across the book, the full reference list with web links, illustrations and photographs, and post-publication updates

Author : Institute of Medicine,Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309208956

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The Future of Nursing by Institute of Medicine,Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine Pdf

The Future of Nursing explores how nurses' roles, responsibilities, and education should change significantly to meet the increased demand for care that will be created by health care reform and to advance improvements in America's increasingly complex health system. At more than 3 million in number, nurses make up the single largest segment of the health care work force. They also spend the greatest amount of time in delivering patient care as a profession. Nurses therefore have valuable insights and unique abilities to contribute as partners with other health care professionals in improving the quality and safety of care as envisioned in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enacted this year. Nurses should be fully engaged with other health professionals and assume leadership roles in redesigning care in the United States. To ensure its members are well-prepared, the profession should institute residency training for nurses, increase the percentage of nurses who attain a bachelor's degree to 80 percent by 2020, and double the number who pursue doctorates. Furthermore, regulatory and institutional obstacles-including limits on nurses' scope of practice-should be removed so that the health system can reap the full benefit of nurses' training, skills, and knowledge in patient care. In this book, the Institute of Medicine makes recommendations for an action-oriented blueprint for the future of nursing.

Author : Elisabeth Kübler-Ross,David Kessler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-12
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781476775555

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On Grief and Grieving by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross,David Kessler Pdf

The authors explain how Kubler-Rosss famous "Five Stages of Dying" apply directly to mourners themselves. In this, her final book, completed shortly before her death, the authors own experiences and spiritual insight explain how the grief process helps survivors live with loss.

Author : Lou Eisenbrandt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1941165680

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Vietnam Nurse by Lou Eisenbrandt Pdf

Author : Gerald W. L. Nicholson
Publisher : A.M. Hakkert
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Canada
ISBN : UOM:39015000805609

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Canada's Nursing Sisters by Gerald W. L. Nicholson Pdf

Author : Mary J. MacLeod
Publisher : Random House
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781780572741

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The Island Nurse by Mary J. MacLeod Pdf

Life on the remote island of Papavray in the 1970s was a world away from Mary J. MacLeod’s urban existence in the south of England. And this peaceful environment was just what she was looking for. While indoor toilets were still something of a luxury, and ‘teleeffissions’ could produce terror in some of the older residents, the glory of the mountains and the sea combined with the warmth of the island people meant she had found a haven for her family. Mary’s post as district nurse gave her a unique insight into island life, and her stories of the troubles, joys, drama and comedies endured by her patients make this a charming and humorous account of community life on a small island in a bygone era.