Last of the Best a memoir

By Sophie Randell

Humor, pathos, togetherness and individual experiences are woven together in this whimsical memoir creating a tapestry of life as it once was. A new refreshing look at "the good old days." For three long years, forty six young girls who entered nursing school in 1956 pouring all their focus and energy into becoming Professional Nurses. Nine relate their own personal experiences and individual stories about their journey through this mysterious would of medicine, unknown to any at the beginning. Together they travel through the rigors of tightly regulated schedules and rules, intense compacted classes with difficult must pass classes and exams and hours of hospital duties. They are assigned to complicated special areas that include Surgery, Obstetrics, Newborn Nursery, Pediatrics, Emergency Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing, Public Health Nursing and others. Along the way they develop high levels of ingenuity, perseverance, fortitude and courage needed to meet the challenges they face. They mature as they grow to tolerate one another and learn to get along in close quarters. They develop a close bond uniting them in lasting relationships like sisters, sisters for life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1530978912
• ISBN13: 9781530978915
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"