I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse
Written by Lee Gutkind
Narrated by Tavia Gilbert
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Lee Gutkind
LEE GUTKIND is the author and editor of more than thirty books, including You Can't Make This Stuff Up: The Complete Guide to Writing Creative Nonfiction and Forever Fat: Essays by the Godfather, and the award-winning Many Sleepless Nights: The World of Organ Transplantation. He has appeared on many national radio and televisions shows, including The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Good Morning America, and National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. He is a professor emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh and at Arizona State University.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fantastic story collection from nurses who practice in all kinds of different specialties. Many of these stories deal with how the nurses started their careers as novices and what helped them grow into the competent nurses they are today. A very encouraging read that reminded me of why I chose nursing. Highly recommended!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An excellent insiders look at what it takes to be a nurse. These are heart-felt stories, filled with uncertainty in the beginning, then ending with conviction. These stories helped me to see the dedication nurses feel toward their patients. It's not just a job, it's a calling.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A very good read from perspectives of nurses not just in the United States. I loved learning about the nursing customs of other countries
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Validating, raw and real. A real look into nursing and how it impacts those who practice and the people around them. As a RN student, this was so interesting to listen to and hear from veterans in the field about how the craziness of the job is so rewarding, draining, amazing and heartbreaking.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book validates every single feeling I had starting off as an ICU nurse I thought I was crazy but this book validates it’s only part of the job