nursing book club
Books about nursing and healthcare that we recommend to inspire and educate.
Medicine in Translation: Journeys With My Patients
Bridging the language barrier for the sake of adequate care
The Soul of Medicine & The Real Life of an Internist
Two books that delve into the mind of a physician
Side Effects: A Prosecutor, a Whistleblower and a Bestselling Antidepressant on Trial
The cost and effect of marketing drugs
Hospital: Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity.
Plus Red Tape, Bad Behavior, Money, God and Diversity on Steroids
Coronary: A True Story of Medicine Gone Awry
With the help of hoodwinking, a cardiac surgeon turns a community hospital into a cash cow
Strong at the Broken Places: Voices of Illness, a Chorus of Hope
Living with a chronic illness is explored through interviews and first-person experiences.
Riddled With Life: The Parasites That Make Us Who We Are
An evolutionary biologist with a wacky sense of humor discusses the evolution of disease and why we need certain organisms.
The Family That Couldn't Sleep: A Medical Mystery
Prions are a point of contention between scientists, but some believe they're responsible for an array of unexplained illnesses, including fatal insomnia.
Rowing Without Oars: A Memoir of Living and Dying
An emotional and graceful first-person story of living with a debilitating disease
The Secret History of the War on Cancer
Compelling evidence on the environmental causes of cancer, from industrial pollution to cell phones
When Illness Goes Public: Celebrity Patients and How We Look at Medicine
How the press puts its own spin on celebrity illnesses
Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality
Hospice nurses have known the value of palliative care all along. Here the author makes a strong case for medical schools everywhere to develop a model for teaching end-stage care so doctors can have the same understanding.
The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever
Yellow Fever once struck fear in the hearts of everyone. Lena Warner survived the disease as a child and grew up to become a nurse. Working alongside Dr. Walter Reed, the understanding emerged that it was mosquitoes who carried the disease.
The Ghost Map
The story of London's most terrifying epidemic — and how it changed science, cities and the modern world