Hurry up Nurse: Memoirs of nurse training in the 1970s (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781913065355)

The nursing profession called to her from a young age. But to make it in this business, she'll have to grow up fast.

Leicester, 1977. Dawn Brookes was excited to trade in her job for a career. While her family worried the hard-partying girl was too immature to take it seriously, the teen eagerly launched into her training as a nurse. But nothing prepared her for the stressful chaos of working in high-stakes hospital wards.

As sickness, death, and struggle became part of her daily routine, the inexperienced woman labored to keep it all together. And each day turned into a challenge to push forward with the relentless admissions of those in need of care.

In this raw and frequently hilarious account of nursing in the 1970s, Dawn Brookes gives a brilliant insight into a beautiful and poignant world. And from changing bedpans to taking orders from razor-sharp sisters who dominated her work, she pulls back the curtain on the sweetest and ugliest sides of this often overlooked role.

Hurry Up Nurse is a touching and humorous memoir. If you like honest accounts, zany situations, and seemingly insurmountable odds, then you'll love Dawn Brookes's compassionate memoir.

Author: Dawn Brookes
ISBN-10: 1913065359
ISBN-13: 9781913065355
Publisher: Oakwood Publications
Language: English
Published: 09/08/2021
Pages: 294
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.66d