Nurse Self Care

Mary J. Macleod and her husband left the London area for an idyllic place to raise their young children in the late '60s, 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.

In The Nurses, New York Times best-selling author and award-winning journalist Alexandra Robbins peers behind the staff-only door to write a lively, fast-paced story and a riveting work of investigative journalism. Robbins followed real-life nurses in four hospitals and interviewed hundreds of others in a captivating audiobook filled with joy and violence, miracles and heartbreak, dark humor and narrow victories, gripping drama and unsung heroism.

Bullied, overlooked and under-appreciated, Lissa McColl learns at an early age to do very bad things. As a nurse, she is respected and valued for the first time in her life. But Lissa hates her job and the selfish, rude and inconsiderate people she has to deal with. But being underestimated in this job had its advantages. Lissa can get close to people, find out their secrets… sometimes with deadly results.

If you've ever struggled to find time for yourself while caring for everyone else, *Self-Care Isn’t Selfish: The Compassionate Nurse's Step-by-Step Personalized Guide to Less Stress* by Jenny Lytle, BSN, RN, is just what you need. Written by a nurse who has been through the fires of burnout and come out the other side, this book feels like a heartfelt conversation with a trusted friend who gets it. Jenny shares her personal journey and professional insights, guiding you through her Becoming Method™—a simple, step-by-step framework to help nurses and caregivers manage stress and avoid burnout.

Around the clock, across the country, these highly skilled and compassionate men and women sacrifice and struggle for us and our families. You have never heard their true stories. Not like this. From big-city and small-town hospitals. From behind the scenes. From the heart. This book will make you laugh, make you cry, make you understand.

In the slums of 1880s New York, Una Kelly has grown up to be a rough-and-tumble grifter, able to filch a pocketbook in five seconds flat. But when another con-woman pins her for a murder she didn't commit, Una is forced to flee. Running from the police, Una lies her way into an unlikely refuge: the nursing school at Bellevue Hospital.

The narrator - the old nurse of the title - is an old family retainer who has worked in the service of the same family for three generations. She tells the young children about a dark incident that she experienced in the company of the children’s mother, when she was a young woman and visiting her mother’s ancestral home.

In the heart of every setback lies the seed of an extraordinary comeback. Revive and Thrive is your ultimate guide to navigating life's most challenging storms and emerging stronger, wiser, and more empowered. This transformative journey blends cutting-edge insights, timeless wisdom, and actionable strategies to help you rebuild with purpose and ignite your fullest potential. Dive into the art of resilience as you uncover powerful tools to heal emotionally, rebuild physically, and rejuvenate spiritually.