Not Your Average Nurse: From 1970s London to Outback Australia, the True Story of an Unlikely Girl and an Extraordinary Career

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To a young girl the life of a student nurse sounds exciting, but with long hours and short shrift it s never easy So when Maggie Groff embarks as a student nurse at London s King s College Hospital she must quickly get to grips with the demands of her chosen career It s sink or swim.In a delightful romp through time, played out against the march of feminism and the fashion, music and movies of almost half a century ago, we follow Maggie s highs and lows as with trial and much error she becomes a highly skilled nurse and sets sail for a new life in Australia.From the watchful gaze of stern ward sisters and the ordeals of nursing at a poor housing estate to becoming an industrial nurse at the iconic Sydney Opera House, Maggie shares her stories of mistakes and mayhem, tea and sympathy, and the life affirming moments that make it all worthwhile. New Download Not Your Average Nurse: From 1970s London to Outback Australia, the True Story of an Unlikely Girl and an Extraordinary Career [ by ] Maggie Groff [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr 4.5 stars Review part of blogtour This review can also be found at is 17 when she decides to abandon her A levels and pursue a career in nursing Moving to London Maggie soon falls in love with the city, and after making new friends enjoys the social life the city offers Although initially finding nursing difficult, Maggie works hard and, despite her tutors reservations, passes her nursing exams Not Your Average Nurse follows Maggie through her 4.5 stars Review part of blogtour This review can also be found at is 17 when she decides to abandon her A levels and pursue a career in nursing Moving to London Maggie soon falls in love with the city, and after making new friends enjoys the social life the city offers Although initially finding nursing difficult, Maggie works hard and, despite her tutors reservations, passes her nursing exams Not Your Average Nurse follows Maggie through her nursing training and career as she lives and loves, nurses in a v...When I was offered the chance to be on the blog tour for Maggie Groff s Not Your Average Nurse, I was slightly hesitant I don t normally read memoirs, autobiographies, true stories, whatever they re called I tend to find them stuffy or some kind of promotional tool for those who think they ve accomplished I don t know what when really, most of the time they are just lucky to have been born pretty.However, in the spirit of this whole broadening my horizon journey I ve embarked on, I quite happi When I was offered the chance to be on the blog tour for Maggie Groff s Not Your Average Nurse, I was slightly hesitant I don t normally read memoirs, autobiographies, true stories, whatever they re called I tend to find them stuffy or some kind of promotional tool for those who think they ve accomplished I don t know what when really, most of the time they are just lucky to have been born pr...I m not a huge fan of biographies but I found Not Your average Nurse to be an absorbing and thoroughly enjoyable read The author Maggie Groff enrolled as a student nurse at London s King s College Hospital in the 1970 s, rebellious from the start, you can t help wondering if the authors choose the right career, it was obvious from the opening chapter she hadn t put much thought into her career choice and it s not long before the long hours, regulations and the constant cleaning make the author I m not a huge fan of biographies but I found Not Your average Nurse to be an absorbing and thoroughly enjoyable read The author Maggie Groff enrolled as a student nurse at London s King s College Hospital in the 1970 s, rebellious from the start, you can t help wondering if the authors...I always have the attitude that I try not to judge a book by its cover But when I saw the title included Nurse I was a little nervous I am not a fan of medical dramas on tv I am squeamish so I was worried I shouldn t have been Maggie Groff writes in such a comfortable style I was happily shocked that the book was so funny With one liners that had me laughing out loud My favourite quote from the book is on page one The god of bright young ...I related to so much of this memoir of a nursing life.From the draconian slave labour training of a student nurse.The dragon like matrons and theatre sisters on power play overdrive.Maggie Groff Johnson has an engaging style and is able to distill information into a few lines.Her life has been vastly different to mine.But the sisterhood of nursing is what binds us.She has managed to find a variety of different nursing roles that suited her.From Selfridges, a nun s home, the Savoy hotel, the I related to so much...I absolutely loved this book It is a beautiful story of a beautiful soul I particularly loved learning about life in London in the 70 s through the author s eyes Maggie Groff s telling of memories of her time nursing mad...Groff s memoir focuses nursing career, a career that gives her the opportunity to work around the world Adventurous, Groff uses the opportunities and takes on many different positions in different cou...What an interesting life Maggie has led I loved reading about her nursing life it reminded me of my own even though we were in totally different decades For which I am grateful I love how she s written this for her child what a treasure it must be.New to me author This was a great story of Maggie s early life I listened to the audiobook.This book is a wonderfully written memoir covering 1970 to 1985 and has some brilliantly written parts, as one would expect from an award winning novelist What I didn t expect was to be whipped away to Switzerland, Australia and Ibiza, and to be shown the differences between hospital nursing, industrial nursing and even elderly nun nursing All while staying pretty charmingly British and cosy to read.Maggie Groff has had a truly amazing life She shows the up and the downs of nursing and life This book is a wonderfully written memoir covering 1970 to 1985 and has some brilliantly written parts, as one would expect from an award winning novelist What I didn t expect was to be whipped away to Switzerland, Australia and Ibiza, and to be shown the differences between hospital nursing, industrial nursing and even elderly nun nursing All while staying pretty charmingly British and cosy to read.Maggie Groff has had a trul...

Not Your Average Nurse: From 1970s London to Outback Australia, the True Story of an Unlikely Girl and an Extraordinary Career
  • 02 April 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 352 pages
  • Maggie Groff
  • Not Your Average Nurse: From 1970s London to Outback Australia, the True Story of an Unlikely Girl and an Extraordinary Career