Introduction
This guide supports students in the Mohawk McMaster Collaborative BScN program. Its content has been curated to support program curriculum and student assignments, and to support the skills of information seeking and research that are fundamental to evidence based practice.
Mohawk Library collection resources complement those available to collaborative students from McMaster Health Sciences Library, and our staff and the Librarian are available to provide guidance on accessing and using the best evidence for your needs.
Nursing from a Nurse Perspective
A Nurse's Story by Call Number: IAHS STACKS RT37 .S52 A3 2004Publication Date: 2004The 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. Shalof, a veteran ICU nurse, reveals what it is really like to work behind the closed hospital curtains. 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.
The Making of a Nurse by Call Number: IAHS STACKS RT37.S53 A3 2008Publication Date: 2008The bestselling author of A Nurse's Story is back with more insider stories. Tilda Shalof has been a caregiver all her life--at home for her family, at work for strangers--but her skills didn't come easily. With her trademark humour, unflinching honesty, and skilled storytelling, Shalof describes her experiences becoming the capable nurse she is today. The Making of a Nurse contains stories that are comforting, entertaining, shocking, funny, heart-warming and heart-wrenching. From hospitals to home care, they will give readers a glimpse into the life of a nurse and the hidden medical world.
Oh Sh*t, I Almost Killed You!: A Little Book of Big Things Nursing School Forgot to Teach You by Call Number: IAHS STACKS RT37.S3 .S34 2017Publication Date: 2017Whether you're a new nurse or a veteran member of the clan, the nursing learning curve is a vast one. Part how-to-guide with a touch of memoir thrown in, take the time to laugh and cry with an author that says what everyone else in the field is thinking.
I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a NursePublication Date: 2013eBook
This collection of true narratives reflects the dynamism and diversity of nurses, who provide the first vital line of patient care. Here, nurses remember their first "sticks," first births, and first deaths, and reflect on what gets them though long, demanding shifts, and keeps them in the profession. The stories reveal many voices from nurses at different stages of their careers. What connects these stories is the passion and strength of the writers, who struggle against burnout and bureaucracy to serve their patients with skill, empathy, and strength.
Change Those Diapers, Boy!: True Stories of a Male Student Nurse by Publication Date: 2016eBook
From the ICU to the psychiatric ward, student nurse Irwin Choo takes us on a journey into the world of nursing in a typical hospital in Penang, Malaysia. As a teenager, Irwin knew he wanted to be a nurse despite the objections from his family. An honest and humorous account of one man's start in the nursing profession. Heartwarming and entertaining, it gives a good insight into the challenges faced by a male nurse in a predominantly female world.
