A Nurse's Story, 9781529058932
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A nurse’s fight on the front lines: heartbreaking, heartwarming, inspiring.

A Nurse's Story

my life in a&e during the covid crisis

$31.46

  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    23 December 2020

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Summary

A Nurse’s Story: Life, Death, and Hope in the A&E

Moving, honest, and inspiring - this is a nurse’s story of life in a busy A&E department during the Covid-19 crisis.

Working in A&E is a challenging job, but nurse Louise Curtis loves it. She was newly qualified as an advanced clinical practitioner, responsible for life-or-death decisions about the patients she saw, when the unthinkable happened, and the country was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The stress…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529058932
ISBN-10:1529058937
Author:Louise Curtis, Sarah Johnson
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Pan Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:23 December 2020
Weight:198g
Dimensions:197mm x 129mm x 18mm
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Critics Review

An important memoir that we all need to read right now.

An important memoir that we all need to read right now. * Closer *

About The Author

Louise Curtis

Louise Curtis is an advanced clinical practitioner at an A&E in a major trauma centre. She was a nurse in the emergency department for just under eight years, working both as a staff nurse and deputy sister. She has volunteered abroad in South Africa, Thailand, Uganda and Ethiopia, caring for disabled orphans, HIV, and trauma patients.

Sarah Johnson has been a journalist for twelve years, seven of them at the Guardian. She founded and edits the Blood, Sweat and Tears series which features first-person accounts of working in and receiving healthcare. As a writer, she specialises in mental health and other aspects of healthcare in the UK and abroad.

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