Hurry Up Nurse Books

"Humorous, candid and compassionate! One of the best books in its genre." Advanced Nurse Practitioner Dawn had no idea what she wanted to do with her life but a set of circumstances collide that see her attending an interview for nurse training in 1977. There follows what someone describes as a howling good read. The memoir follows the ups and downs of a trainee nurse during the 1970s. It is written with humour and candour but also a great deal of compassion. The book follows the author's experiences as she and her friends come to terms with the non-stop hustle and bustle of hospital life. As you are drawn into the book you will be introduced to many unforgettable patients' and their stories, while getting to know a cracking good storyteller, when you follow her onto the hospital wards. Dawn shares the discipline, laughter and inevitable sadness as she learns to cope with the strains of shift work. It also highlights the domineering presence of the Ward Sister during that era. 'The Sister called to me. 'Nurse Brookes, set up a trolley for a lumbar puncture.''I have never set up a trolley for a lumbar puncture Sister.''WELL LEARN!' She shouted and stormed of up the ward. The chapters are separated into ward placements and the experiences of caring for patients in each of these different environments draws you in and helps you to understand what the student nurses' went through during their training. The most challenging placements are shared with humour and understanding, acknowledging her weaknesses. remember, she writes, she is still a teenager coming across daily what most people will not experience in a lifetime. As well as providing an insight into nurse training, Hurry up Nurse, is a warmly written medical biography that treats us to a glimpse into the social history of life in the 1970s and early 1980s. This funny & poignant nursing memoir will make you laugh and make you cry. Pick up this page turning book today. Author Interview:What made you want to write a nursing memoir? I think, in a way, it was inevitable. I have always been a reader and whilst I love to read fiction, I tend to read more non-fiction and biographies than anything else. At first I started writing for myself and perhaps for future generations of family to find when researching a family tree. As the book developed, I became that young girl again and the vivid memories of patients and friends came flooding back. I felt that their stories and bravery needed to be shared. The other reason was that the memories made me laugh and remember the days when I loved nursing, there was so much fun and camaraderie at that time. Were there any times when you wanted to give up writing the memoir? Yes, indeed. Initially I started the work while still working full time and it was difficult to find the time and the discipline to write, it tended to be start, stop, start for about a year. I really gave up when my laptop met with an accident and I lost five chapters that could not be recovered. At that point I did give up and it wasn't until I broke my foot at work and had to take some time off that I found myself with too much time on my hands as I was unable to drive. I found the old file with the original chapters and started again - finishing the book in six weeks. The rest is history. Who would enjoy this book? Anyone who likes human interest stories and hospital dramas.

From the first night when they encounter a screaming girl and discover cockroaches in the kitchen, these nurses' know they are in for challenging days ahead! London, 1980. Draughty windows, radiators that won't switch off, food that goes missing in the night and constant noise when trying to sleep in tiny rooms. Will these nurses' from all over the United Kingdom manage the stresses and strains of learning and shift work in a specialist hospital? This sequel to Hurry up Nurse: memoirs of nurse training in the 1970s, follows our young nurse to London. Here she moves into a nurses' home and takes up further training at a hospital in the heart of the capital’s East End. Hurry up Nurse 2 is another charming nursing biography that includes humour and compassion. There's a lot of nursing and medical history to pack in as the experiences are set in a hospital specialising in heart and chest surgery. Cancer chemotherapy is in its infancy, but open heart surgery is fast becoming routine. Tuberculosis is an ever present danger, so there’s a lot to learn and a lot to avoid. Added to all of this is the enquiring mind of a young nurse who, having been told to avoid the hospital God squad does the exact opposite. You will meet some lovable characters in this account. The charming Mr Robinson sees potential in a party-loving young nurse. The energetic Mrs Chang keeps the trainees on their toes. The young nurses still growing up find it a challenge to live in a rundown nurses’ home. A night porter who enjoys a midnight chat, and of course the patients’ who touch all of their lives. If you liked the first book in this series, you will love this one. Buy Hurry Up Nurse 2 and take a trip to London today!

This amazing book describes the final leg of this bestselling series. The author's nurse training concludes when she works in 'yet another hospital in yet another town'. After three months travelling around Asia, Dawn arrives back in England to find herself homeless before embarking on a two-year conversion course in order to fulfil her dream of being a Registered Nurse. The circuitous route to her end goal means she has bags of experience, but this is ignored as she joins a group of younger second-years to find herself the new girl once again . Armed with motorcycle and crash helmet she embarks on her new adventures. Back on the wards she meets a delightful array of patients and a fair share of dragons among qualified nurses. Her community encounters with the rally driving sister whose driving instruction clearly didn't include working through the gears, and GPs who refuse to speak to each other will make you laugh out loud! As with the two previous books you will laugh and most likely cry as you turn into a fly on the wall and join this amusing but dedicated nurse once more. This book brings an end to the Hurry up Nurse series following the author through her training but there is a community nursing book to come in the future. 'Another incredible book from a truly talented author.'