Download or read book Year of the Nurse A Covid 19 Pandemic Memoir written by Cassandra Alexander and published by Cassie Alexander. This book was released on 2021-07-19 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for anyone, nurse or otherwise, who is furious about how 2020 went down and—how 2021 is going. On April 25th, 2021 at 10:55 in the morning I messaged my chat group of girlfriends from where I work as a nurse on an ICU floor: “Nothing like feeling strongly suicidal at a job where you’re supposed to be keeping people alive,” and then tweeted that my “mental health wasn’t great” and deleted the Twitter app off of my phone because I didn’t want to “overshare.” That I felt like dying. That I would’ve rather died than still be at work. I am not alone. In 2020 there were roughly four million nurses in America. Only 2.7 million U.S. soldiers fought in the Vietnam War. Those who came back from Vietnam, having witnessed atrocities—and in some cases, participated in them—were changed forever. You can’t send four million people into a wartime-equivalent situation without psychological consequences. And yet that’s what America has done. Nurses spent a year battling a largely unknown assailant. Running low on gear. Fearing we might bring something deadly home. Getting coughed on by people who pretended that our fights were imaginary, that our struggles—watching people die, day after day, no matter what we did—were literally fake. Nurses are scarred. And unless people understand what we went through and commit to never let anyone lie in the future about public health, we will never become whole. Year of the Nurse: A Covid-19 Pandemic Memoir is Cassandra Alexander's poignant effort to come to grips with suicidal ideation and PTSD after being a covid nurse in an ICU in 2020. Comprised of original essays and her chronological journals, tweets, and emails as she attempted to save lives, including her own—this book will let you experience last year from the bedside. Come and understand what it was like.
Download or read book Summary of Year of the Nurse by Cassandra Alexander written by getAbstract AG and published by getAbstract AG. This book was released on 2022-01-05 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the World Health Organization designated 2020 the Year of the Nurse, little did nurses in the United States know they would be sent into the fight against Covid-19 like soldiers into war — only with insufficient equipment and less support. In this blunt and often angry account, Cassandra Alexander, an experienced ICU nurse, recounts fighting for people’s lives on a daily basis, while government, society and even her family undermine and discredit her efforts and those of other health professionals. This officially licensed summary of Year of the Nurse was produced by getAbstract, the world's largest provider of book summaries. getAbstract works with hundreds of the best publishers to find and summarize the most relevant content out there. Find out more at getabstract.com.
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Download or read book Memoir of a Nurse Working On the Frontlines of COVID 19 written by Holly Blassingame, BSN, RN and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-20 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memoir of a Nurse Working on the Frontlines of COVID-19 By: Holly Blassingame, BSN, RN In this memoir, Holly Blassingame shares her (ongoing) experience as a nurse on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, shedding light on the struggles and personal hardships she and other medical workers have faced during this difficult time. From confusion and fear to exhaustion and loneliness, Blassingame paints a true picture of what a nurse on the frontline goes through so that those on the outside can better understand their hard work, dedication, and resiliency. Though the pandemic is not over, Memoir of a Nurse Working on the Frontlines of COVID-19 gives hope that those suffering are in good hands and that the human spirit can never be extinguished.
Download or read book A Pandemic Nurse s Diary written by Nurse T and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-06 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: March 25, 2020 When I walk through the automatic doors into the ICU at 7 AM, I step into a war zone. There are overflowing trash buckets and debris scattered all over the unit. Four red crash carts are outside the rooms, their drawers open and largely empty, witnesses to the chaotic night. One of the patients who coded survived, the three others died. One body in a white plastic shroud is still in a room on theb ed waiting for a stretcher. So opens the personal diary of Nurse T. She is one of the thousands of health care workers in New York City who covered their twelve hour shifts day after day as the Covid-19 virus raged through the city. Her account is personal, poitnant and poetic as she documents the suffering of the poor, largely immigrant patients who flooded the facility seeking treatment. It is also the story of a city, state and federal government that long denied hospitals like hers the funding and support they need to meet current standards. Long starved for funds, the facility's ancient infrasturure and inadequate supplies placed a heavy burden on the staff, who nonetheless walked up the marble stairs all through the crisis and gave their best, whatever the personal cost, whatever the outcome.
Download or read book Everybody Just Breathe written by Amanda Peterson and published by . This book was released on 2022-04-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amanda Peterson is an ICU nurse, graduate student, and mother of two. She's also one of America's frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19. Everybody Just Breathe is the harrowing, generous, often irreverent memoir chronicling the longest shift of her life.
Download or read book Surrounded By COVID Sustained By Grace An ICU Nurse s Memoir of Caring For COVID 19 Patients written by Louise Rita MacDonald and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Every now and then a memoir or a well-documented event in history is so well written that readers are able to find elements of their own life journey in the chronicles of the writer's life. Shifting artfully between the voice of an Intensive Care Nurse serving COVID patients, and a person who longs to serve Christ, Rita captures our hearts from start to finish." --Jean Sanders, Respiratory Therapist Rita is an RN in a Medical Intensive Care Unit, but her favorite credentials are those of Christ Follower, Mum, "Gummy," Daughter, Sister, & Friend. She enjoys writing for a local newspaper, sharing stories & recipes on her personal blog, & spending time with her family. You can read her blog at www.kitchentabledevotions.com.
Download or read book Nurse s Notes on COVID 19 written by Lorielle' Lewis and published by Page Publishing. This book was released on 2024-03-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step into the chaotic and harrowing world of a travel nurse as she navigates the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Nurse's Notes on COVID-19, embark on a compelling journey that illuminates the untold stories behind the headlines. This captivating book immerses readers into the heart of the pandemic, offering an intimate and unfiltered account of the realities faced by healthcare professionals. From the initial assignment in the epicenter of New Rochelle, New York, to traversing through twenty-three additional states, this nurse's experiences shed light on the full spectrum of emotions felt during this global crisis. Through poignant encounters with fellow healthcare heroes, the devastating loss of friends, and the profound connections formed with patients and their families, Nurse's Notes on COVID-19 captures the essence of what it means to be on the front lines. It unveils the ugly truths of the virus while revealing the remarkable beauty and resilience that emerged amid the chaos. This book is not just for healthcare professionals or those directly impacted by the virus; it is for everyone seeking a deeper understanding of the human experience during this extraordinary time. Lorielle's powerful storytelling invites readers to witness the extraordinary sacrifices made by nurses and healthcare professionals and to reflect on the fragility of life and the importance of compassion in our world. Nurse's Notes on COVID-19 is an urgent call to action, urging society to address the far-reaching effects of the pandemic on individuals of all ages. It serves as a testament to the strength, dedication, and purpose-driven spirit of those who answered the call to care for the sick and dying. With its heartfelt compassion, gripping narratives, and thought-provoking insights, this book is a must-read for anyone seeking to comprehend the profound impact of COVID-19 and to honor the heroes who selflessly fought on the front lines. Prepare to be moved, inspired, and forever changed by the stories within Nurse's Notes on COVID-19.
Download or read book Pandemic NYC written by Elizabeth Whitney and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pandemic: NYC is the first-hand account of the height of the outbreak of coronavirus during the Spring of 2020 in New York City. This memoir-style book is written by one of the many traveling nurses who risked their lives answering the call for additional frontline medical staff to combat the largest pandemic in a century. Her first-hand account takes you inside the hospital, to what she witnessed each day, and tells the stories of who lived and died through this crisis.
Download or read book Memoirs from the Frontlines written by Kim Sloan and published by . This book was released on 2024-04-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2020, the year the world shut down. My husband and I had been living our best lives. John had been a nurse since 2001 and I'd also been a nurse since 2008. We'd been traveling the country as Intensive Care Unit (ICU)/Emergency Room (ER) travel Registered Nurses (RNs) since 2017. We arrived in Southern Georgia for our ninth assignment in the fall of 2019. We had no idea what we had signed up for when we accepted this extension for our placement there-that this small town was about to become a major epicenter for COVID-that we would see more death in those few months than in all our prior years of nursing combined. We had no idea that the world was about to completely shut down because of a virus, or that we were about to become front-line heroes! We also worked in Tennessee, Washington state, and Las Vegas, Nevada during those years, losing patients to the Coronavirus in all three states. COVID never changed no matter what state we were working in. While writing this memoir has been very therapeutic, my true intentions are to provide a look at my experience so others can begin their own healing process. I also want others to understand by reading this memoir that it's ok to make mistakes, and it's ok to apologize for those mistakes. But most of all, even throughout a pandemic and even through a mental breakdown, it's ok to lose your "voice," but it's not ok to give up finding that voice once again. Dark times are ok for a short time; however, to live in the dark is not living. You need to find your light and adjust to the world that surrounds you, COVID and all!
Download or read book The Care Factor written by Ailsa Wild and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-03 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Care Factor tells the story of one incredible nurse – one among many – who chose to meet an unprecedented global health crisis on the frontline. Simone Sheridan has one of the most sought-after skills today. As a nurse, her skill is to care. When Covid-19 began to spread across the world in 2020, Sim volunteered to retrain to work in Melbourne’s intensive care units. And as she prepared to go back to ICU and case numbers began climbing, Sim started talking to her friend Ailsa. Through the exhaustion, the confusion, the many tears and the surprising moments of hilarity, Sim kept talking. And Ailsa started writing. In The Care Factor, Ailsa walks behind Sim as she faces the realities of the coronavirus. The result is a deeply human account of what the pandemic has really meant, not just for Sim and her fellow health professionals, but also for their patients, their families and friends, and the many who faced life in lockdown. This is a celebration of nursing, of friendship, and of the layers of connection and care that allow us to keep going when it feels impossible. Hardie Grant Books will donate $1 from each copy sold to Drummond Street Services 'This book has single-handedly restored my faith in humanity. Offering a rare and thrilling glimpse into the life of a frontline healthcare worker during the COVID-19 Pandemic, The Care Factor is full to bursting with spirit, guts, empathy and love. It humbled and moved me in so many ways. I can’t recommend it enough!' – Emily Bitto, author of Stella Prize winning novel The Strays
Download or read book Chasing the Surge written by Grover Nicodemus Street and published by JMFdeA Press. This book was released on 2021-05-27 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER: Chanticleer Military & Frontline Awards First Place Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize Short List Nellie Bly Book Awards Journalistic Nonfiction Finalist Literary Titan Book Award Silver Grover Nicodemus Street is a travel nurse who felt it necessary to help others in these turbulent times. He has gone to COVID hotspots in the US since the beginning of the pandemic to do so and also to help keep his wife, who is a cancer survivor safe from this deadly virus. He also encountered many unbelievable events, like being suddenly stuck in the middle of a Black Lives Matter protest in New York, the storms of Florida last summer, and the gigafire of California. Grover’s wife, Dr. Sandra de Abreu Guidry-Street stayed at home and researched the virus while he was working on the front lines. Even though he tried as hard as he could to keep COVID-19 away from his wife, it was not possible. Grover felt compelled to write about his travels to share his experiences and shed light on the actual reality of the patients and healthcare workers who are behind the closed doors of hospitals. He did not know how to start. Ja-ne de Abreu, his sister-in-law, just finished writing Sassy Food, about her polar opposite pandemic experience of quarantining while caregiving and growing food. As they discussed it, she became immediately inspired as to how to construct his wild year. Chasing the Surge is a compelling story about this global pandemic but also to dispel misbeliefs about this virus and the vaccine. Being a Black American, Grover is dedicating a portion of the proceeds towards educating minority communities about coronavirus and the safety of the vaccine. Discover more information at jmfdeapress.com
Download or read book AITA A Modern Fairy Tale written by Cassie Alexander and published by Caskara Press. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear Schmedit: This past weekend my fiancé (24 M) and I (23 F) were at a party at a friend’s and I’ll admit we both got pretty wasted.... Apparently sometime that night he asked me if it was okay to summon a demon for a threesome before our wedding, and according to him, I told him, “Yes.” I don’t actually remember this happening so clearly? But his friends must have heard me—because a week later, they’d all pitched in to have a Delectably Demonic ™ summoning kit delivered to our house for him. I want to put my foot down, but that would make him sad. I think he was really looking forward to it after I told him it’d be okay—and his friends really did spend a lot of money on this thing. It’s top of the line, and they can’t return it. You know how demons are. So I kind of feel like a jerk. I mean, I did say yes, and I don’t want to let him down. If I tell him no . . . AITA? AITA? is a sizzling sapphic romcom based on instantly recognizable internet lore.
Download or read book What a Year to Qualify written by Sarah Hepworth-Dodds and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In March 2020, the world faced a healthcare crisis like no other, as the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) swept across the globe. Less than a month prior, Sarah had fulfilled her life's ambition of securing a dream job in a North London hospital in urgent care, which would see her moving from her home in Newcastle to join her family later that year in the Nation's Capital. Little did Sarah know that what came to be known as the Covid-19 pandemic would soon grip the nation, bringing the NHS to its knees, her included. "What a Year to Qualify" is Sarah's real-life account of her time in the eye of the storm as a staff nurse, the highs and the lows, the tears and the laughter, the decisions made, the lessons learnt, and the unbreakable bond of a dedicated healthcare team.
Download or read book Memoirs of My Last Year of COVID 19 written by Ramsis F. Ghaly MD and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2023-08-14 with total page 851 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the author’s final documentary book on COVID-19, number Eight as it ended! A total series of Eight books covering, from author’s perspective, the entire journey, since the very beginning of SARS-COV-2 Late 2019. Memoirs are written as events had occurred and interpreted with the author’s personal views and experiences. The book contains much of the author’s philosophically and spiritual meditations as well. The last year of COVID Pandemic is an interesting transition to what is known as the “New Norm”. Many stories of daily events are shared, not only as a frontline Physician, Anesthesiologist and Neurosurgeon but also as a Christian believer with deep spiritual reflections on various events accompanied COVID-19 pandemic! The book contains so much of patients successes, experiences and testimonials. Although it is gone but the historic flashback of the global pandemic, is a living reality and my eight books shall be forever be documentaries to the coming generations of what the world has went through and how we all together in faith in our Lord Jesus survived its brutality! Living Through The Lat Year Of Global COVID Emergency Declaration: Events and Personal Experiences, Thoughts and Views: My Memoir Post- COVID-19 2022-2023 The Precious times and Painful ones!
Download or read book Undercover Epicenter Nurse written by Erin Marie Olszewski and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Undercover Epicenter Nurse blows the lid off the COVID-19 pandemic. What would you do if you discovered that the media and the government were lying to us all? And that hundreds, maybe thousands of people were dying because of it? Army combat veteran and registered nurse Erin Olszewski’s most deeply held values were put to the test when she arrived as a travel nurse at Elmhurst Hospital in the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. After serving in Iraq, she was back on the front lines—and this time, she found, the situation was even worse. Rooms were filthy, nurses were lax with sanitation measures, and hospital-acquired cases of COVID-19 were spreading like wildfire. Worse, people who had tested negative multiple times for COVID-19 were being labeled as COVID-confirmed and put on COVID-only floors. Put on ventilators and drugged up with sedatives, these patients quickly deteriorated—even though they did not have coronavirus when they checked in. Doctors-in-training were refusing to perform CPR—and banning nurses from doing it—on dying patients whose families had not consented to “Do Not Resuscitate” orders. Erin wasn’t about to stand by and let her patients keep dying on her watch, but she knew that if she told the truth, people wouldn’t believe her. It was just too shocking. Willing to go to battle for her patients, Erin made the decision to go deep undercover, recording conversations with other nurses, videos of malpractice, and more. She began to share what she found on social media. Unsurprisingly, she was fired for it. Now, Erin is standing up to tell the whole horrifying story of what happened inside Elmhurst Hospital to demand justice for those who fell victim to the hospital’s greed. Not only must the staff be held accountable for their unethical actions; but also, this kind of corruption must be destroyed so that future Americans are not put at risks. The deaths have to end, and Erin won’t rest until the bad actors are exposed. Undercover Epicenter Nurse: How Fraud, Negligence, and Greed Led to Unnecessary Deaths at Elmhurst Hospital is a shocking and infuriating inside exposé of the American healthcare system gone wrong. At the same time, it’s the story of a woman who traveled from the small-town streets of Wisconsin, to the battlefields of Iraq, to the mean streets of Queens, on a quest to help fight for her country. With this book, the real battle has begun.
Download or read book Moonshifted written by Cassie Alexander and published by Cassie Alexander. This book was released on 2022-10-28 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After surviving a brutal vampire attack, Nurse Edie Spence is ready to get back to work―attending to supernatural creatures in need of medical help. But her nursing skills are put to the test when she witnesses a hit-and-run on her lunch break. The injured pedestrian is not only a werewolf, he's the pack leader. And now Edie's stuck in the middle of an all-out were-war… With two rival packs fighting tooth and nail, Edie has no intention of crossing enemy lines. But when she meets her patient's nephew―a tattooed werewolf named Lucas with a predatory gleam in his eye that's hard to resist―Edie can't help but choose sides. The question is: can she trust this dangerous new ally? And can she trust her own instincts when she's near him? Either way, Edie can't seem to pull away―even if getting involved makes her easy prey…