my medical nightstand.

let's talk about books that have impacted the way i want to practice nursing.

now, i'm not a huge reader. i've always been slow and my reading comprehension is a work in progress, but get me going on a medical, human connection, nursing kinda book and its off to the horse races. the books that i have listed below have shaped the way in which i have and plan on praticing nursing throughout my career.

becoming dr. q

critical care

the anatomy of hope

phantoms in the brain

the spirit catches you and you fall down

gifted hands

if you want to join me on my next medicalish book adventure, pick up a copy of
my own country by abraham verghese (the author of 'cutting for stone'- another one ofr my faves).

happy reading friends!

read along.

on my nightstand (aka in my kindle).
this i believe.

...the personal philosophies of remarkable men and women...

(via)

I believe in the pursuit of happiness. Not its attainment, nor its final definition, but its pursuit. I believe in the journey, not the arrival; in conversation, not monologues; in multiple questions rather than any single answer. I believe in the struggle to remake ourselves and challenge each other in the spirit of eternal forgiveness, in the awareness that none of us knows for sure what happiness truly is, but each of us knows the imperative to keep searching. I believe in the possibility of surprising joy, of serenity through pain, of homecoming through exile.

Andrew Sullivan

read along with me if you so desire.

quite inspiring.

currently reading.

loving these two little guys right now.

not your most uplifting books but they are so great.

i'm not one for super flowery language and poetry but emily rapps writing is incredible.

the still point of the turning world.

the fault in our stars.

although i am not quite done, i would highly reccommend.

quotations.

i know i have mentioned my slight obsession with the sf based 'chronicle books' before. and when i say slightly obsessed, i mean i can easily spend hours in there and someday i hope my book shelves and coffee tables are covered in their books. that kinda of 'slight.'

anyway, my parents came up to sf last weekend and spoiled, no treated me to several days of deep indulgence. we went to chronicle and i chose this little jem.

it's a sweet journal to document quotes with their author and date, in divided sections depending on their origin. and it has beautiful paper, lettering, and random quotes sprinkled throughout. needless-to-say, i am majorly in love with this quotey thing. (you know me and my love of quotes).

it will be a great substitution to my random pieces of paper shoved in a junky journal. 

happy quoting my loves!

gimme.

gimme your top five favorite books of all time.

p-l-e-a-s-e.

i so graciously received a kindle from my secret santa (best cousin ever) this christmas 

and have recently dove back into pleasure reading after a much too long hiatus.

i have read a total guilty pleasure, a medical one, and a fiction book so far.

(via)

 

i would love to know your top books and current faves.

comment below and let me know.

i can't wait to hear from you.

someday i really, really want to start a book club.

someday.

also, check out this awesome book that i got my mom for christmas.

famous peoples top ten lists with beautiful bookshelf watercolors.

the perfect 'coffee table book'.

nerdy reading.

if you are on the market for a new good read and you love a little hospital talk,

i have just the thing for you.

read all three and love them all.

true stories from doctors and nurses as they face life, death, the first years, crucial conversations, and much more.

happy reading!