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If you’re not planning to watch the Olympics this summer, and would prefer an interest read, check out the following suggestions from our NSNU book worms.
Unsure. Bearing Witness to Justice
By Natasha Porier
Unsure unfolds the captivating journey of Natasha Poirier, a seasoned nurse who defies the norms of conventional healthcare. Explore additional content that goes beyond the book, providing a deeper dive into the themes, issues, and innovations within the field of psychiatric care.
In the aftermath of a brutal attack that shattered her world while she was diligently working at the hospital, Natasha experienced a moment of pure hell, leaving her unconscious and her life in disarray. What followed was a highly profiled case that captured the nation’s attention, sparking community outcry, media interest, and nationwide demonstrations organized by CFNU (Canadian Federation of Nurses Union) and other impactful organizations.
Unveil the riveting journey of a dedicated registered nurse, as she navigates the tumultuous terrain of psychiatric care. Join her in witnessing the triumphs, facing the challenges, and embracing the Resilience that defines a career devoted to healing.
Health For All - A Doctor’s Prescription for a Healthier Canada
By Jane Philpott
This Instant #1 National Bestseller is from one of Canada's most respected and high-profile health professionals (and former federal Minister of Health), a timely, practical, ambitious, and deeply personal call for action on health that sets out the roadmap to our future well-being.
Jane Philpott has spent her life learning what makes people sick and what keeps people well. With Health for All, she sounds a clarion call for a radical disruption in a health care system that is broken—but not beyond repair. The vision is rooted in a deep-seated commitment to health equity.
What sets this book apart is that it’s more than a prescription for better medical care. Philpott looks at the big picture of health for all. Through real-life stories, she examines the impact of the social determinants of health. Finally, she explains that none of this will happen without the political will to do the hard work of rebuilding a healthy society.
What My Bones Know – A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
By Stephanie Foo
By age thirty, Stephanie Foo was successful on paper: She had her dream job as an award-winning radio producer at This American Life and a loving boyfriend. But behind her office door, she was having panic attacks and sobbing at her desk every morning. After years of questioning what was wrong with herself, she was diagnosed with complex PTSD--a condition that occurs when trauma happens continuously, over the course of years.
In this deeply personal and thoroughly researched account, Foo interviews scientists and psychologists and tries a variety of innovative therapies.
Powerful, enlightening, and hopeful, What My Bones Know is a brave narrative that reckons with the hold of the past over the present, the mind over the body--and examines one woman's ability to reclaim agency from her trauma.
A Century of Service: A History of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, 1919–2019
By Mark Loughrey
Irish expats and others will enjoy A Century of Service. In February 1919, 20 nurses and midwives meeting in Dublin to discuss their poor working conditions took a historic decision to establish a trade union—the first of its kind in the world.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) now numbers 40,000 and is Ireland’s largest nurse and midwife representative association.
This book examines the heady social and economic backdrop that gave birth to the INMO, putting names and faces to the founders and delving into the challenges they encountered. It details the Organisation’s conservative middle years and its recent emergence as one of the most vocal protagonists for nurses, midwives, and patients in Ireland, while also exploring the vast and varied service that the INMO provides to its members.
Menopause Works Here – Menopause and Nursing in Canada
Nurses report a culture of stigma and silence and offer solutions
The Menopause Foundation of Canada and the BC Nurses’ Union (BCNU) released a report on May 2024, unmasking the toll of menopause-related symptoms on nurses and the nursing profession in Canada.
It sheds light on the unique and unmet challenges for nurses managing menopause-related symptoms at work and the stigma surrounding menopause, the pressure to perform through challenging symptoms, the need to self-accommodate, and the voluntary measures nurses are taking to change or leave nursing roles.
The report identifies a workplace culture that encourages nurses to persist through physical, mental and emotional menopause-related symptoms. Shift work presents barriers to practicing habits that help alleviate symptoms. To learn more and to read the report go to https://menopausefoundationcanada.ca/menopause-and-nursing-in-canada/
The Wisdom of Nurses: Stories of Grit from the Frontline
By Archibald-Varley and Sara Fung
That is the penultimate question posed to readers at the beginning of the debut book from U of T alumni and hosts of The Gritty Nurse Podcast. Their book is compelling in its ability to bring to the forefront a multi-faceted perspective on nursing by sharing heartfelt first-hand stories from nurses who are working in a variety of different roles, from street nurses to policy leaders, and nurse managers.
Archibald-Varley and Fung, have also included what they refer to as Ghost Stories throughout their book, providing some light-hearted shifts in between heavier topics. These spine-tingling accounts may leave readers wondering about what goes bump in the night at some GTA area hospitals, but their larger purpose was to pull back the veil on nursing and give readers an inside view into the profession.
Death and Other Inconveniences
By Leslie Crewe
No summer would be complete without a Leslie Crewe novel tucked in your beach bag.
This bestselling author’s new novel explores widowhood, complicated family dynamics, and growing up at any age.
A widow at sixty-two is trying to dodge the tsunami of paperwork coming her way after the death of her husband, Dick while dealing with a cast of family characters that will make your head spin. Margo, living alone for the very first time, is trying to endure everyone else's judgements about the woman she is when she doesn't even know herself. Maybe a cat will help. (The cat doesn't help.)
With humour and heart, Crewe walks readers through the incredibly disruptive domino effects of the death of one unremarkable man.
The Ultimate Retirement Activity Book
By Charles Miller
Great for those easing into retirement and makes a perfect gift for a retiring nurse colleague! It’s the ultimate choice for anyone about to embark on their well-deserved retirement journey; it's a gateway to endless entertainment, mental stimulation, and relaxation.
With over 100 pages of puzzles, quizzes, word games, jumbles, riddles, picture puzzles, and much, much more to keep you busy, this is an activity book designed especially with retirees in mind.
