Nurse?That's Me? is the story of Fiona Galbraith’s hugely eccentric journey as a student nurse in the 1960s: from the trembling novice who tiptoes into a weird world full of men in pyjamas, to the confident blue-belt capable of running a busy ward. Professionally written, it's a highly entertaining read, packed with hard-to-believe-but-true events.
So why eccentric, you may ask. The problem is that, along the way, Fiona discovers another talent...as the hospital's arch-practical joker. War is declared with the housemen, not to mention the local police...who give as good as they get. Mischief, mimicry and revenge inevitably lead to a climax of big, big trouble.
Nurse? That's Me! chattily takes the reader into several worlds: of Olympian hard work and matchless patient care; of death and tragedy; of bullying and character assassination unimaginable today. But there's also the world of mayhem: bubble cars in bandages, weeks of water fights, manure on doorsteps, tortoises in teashops, surgical silliness, wind-up phone calls, policeman pranksters and more.
But Nurse? That's Me! is about far, far more than the high jinks: Fiona Galbraith also has a lot to say about both the joy of nursing and the true care of patients.
So why eccentric, you may ask. The problem is that, along the way, Fiona discovers another talent...as the hospital's arch-practical joker. War is declared with the housemen, not to mention the local police...who give as good as they get. Mischief, mimicry and revenge inevitably lead to a climax of big, big trouble.
Nurse? That's Me! chattily takes the reader into several worlds: of Olympian hard work and matchless patient care; of death and tragedy; of bullying and character assassination unimaginable today. But there's also the world of mayhem: bubble cars in bandages, weeks of water fights, manure on doorsteps, tortoises in teashops, surgical silliness, wind-up phone calls, policeman pranksters and more.
But Nurse? That's Me! is about far, far more than the high jinks: Fiona Galbraith also has a lot to say about both the joy of nursing and the true care of patients.
