num_pages: 328
description: The bestselling author of A Nurses Story is back with more insider stories.Tilda Shalof has been a caregiver all her life  at home for her family at work for strangers  but her skills didnt come easily. From when she was a child taking care of her sick parents to her current position on an ICU team in one of Canadas largest hospitals there have always been daunting challenges and worthy rewards for her work. With her trademark humour unflinching honesty and skilled storytelling Shalof describes her experiences becoming the capable nurse she is today.After graduation from nurses college finding no jobs in Toronto Shalof travelled to Tel Aviv Israel to work in a hospital for the first time finding adventure and young love in the process. A summer stint as a camp nurse came with requests for condoms strange allergies (Misty has reactions but we dont know to what) and overly protective parents (also known as helicopter parents for their tendency to hover over their children). The Making of a Nurse contains these stories and much more and they are comforting entertaining shocking funny heart-warming and heart-wrenching. From hospitals to home care they will give readers a glimpse into the life of a nurse and the hidden medical world.
language: English
title: The Making of a Nurse
publisher: McClelland & Stewart