Tending Lives
Nurses on the Medical Front

Written in 1998. 3.5 stars. I have mixed feelings about this one. I am a nurse and am proud of a successful career in the profession. This has been on my shelf for a long time, and I pulled it off to read for Nurses Week in the U.S. It took me almost a month to read because I had to put it away for......more

I absolutely adored this book. I felt as though I was there talking with these nurses myself. I found myself laughing and crying beside these nurses throughout their stories. This book at the same time sheds light on the injustices in the healthcare system towards both the patients and nurses. It wa......more

I think that Echo Heron accomplished her goal here. She meant to get real nursing stories out to the general public, in an attempt to shed light on the profession. This book is a compilation of stories from nurses across the country. All kinds of specialties and all kinds of backgrounds. Some storie......more

I'd read this a long time ago when it first came out and really enjoyed it. When I found it at a local thrift store, I decided to get it and read it again. It was just as good the second time around. Heron's collection of interviews she's done with nurses is a combination of the heartbreaking, the h......more

very informative......more