The drama, the sardonic humour, the grinding workload, the cheerful camaraderie, the big issues and the small, all are brought vividly to life in this remarkable book.From the Hardcover edition. If they can."Shalof, a veteran ICU nurse, reveals what it is really like to work behind the closed hospital curtains. She was totally focused, in her element, in control, completely at home with the chaos. She was doing five different things at the same time, planning ahead for another five. Shalof describes a colleague who is managing a "crashing" patient: "I looked at her. It all took its toll on the staff.And yet, on good days, they thrived on what they did. A woman rescued - too late - from a burning house. A boy struck down by a cerebral aneurysm in the middle of a little-league hockey game. A number of patients were admitted when it was too late even for heroic measures. Doctors and nurses alike wondered if what they did for terminally-ill patients was not, in some cases, too extreme. Her most recent memoir, Camp Nurse, is a much lighter read. Yet becoming a confident, competent ICU nurse was a long struggle, recounted in The Making of a Nurse. Skip to main content 1-Day Sale Save up to 20. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions - starting at 12.81. With their skill, dedication, and the resources of modern science, they sometimes were almost too successful. Born into a family where both parents and one brother had chronic medical conditions, Shalof was a caregiver from her earliest days. A Nurse's Story: Life, Death, and In-Between in an Intensive Care Unit by Tilda Shalof, RN - Alibris Buy A Nurse's Story: Life, Death, and In-Between in an Intensive Care Unit by Tilda Shalof, RN online at Alibris. Many patients, quite simply, were dying, and the staff strove mightily to prolong their lives. Working in the ICU was both emotionally grueling and physically exhausting. The others accused her of being "sooo sensitive."They depended upon one another. Justine, the union rep, wore t-shirts emblazoned with defiant slogans, like "Nurses Care But It's Not in the Budget." Shalof was the one who had been to university. Frances, from Newfoundland, was famous for her improvised recipes.
Laura set the tone with her quick remarks.
Used Very Good (2 available) Used book that is in excellent condition.The team of nurses that Tilda Shalof found herself working with in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a big-city hospital was known as "Laura's Line." They were a bit wild: smart, funny, disrespectful of authority, but also caring and incredibly committed to their jobs.
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