Language of Kindness

A Nurse's Story

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Christie Watson: Language of Kindness (2019, Penguin Random House)

352 pages

English language

Published June 14, 2019 by Penguin Random House.

ISBN:
978-1-78470-688-3
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4 stars (3 reviews)

"A memoir about the experiences of a nurse in London, focusing on the overlooked importance of kindness and compassion"--Provided by publisher.

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5 stars

I wanted to find more books about healthcare as I'm considering finding a job in the NHS, and this was a really eye-opening read. I already had a lot of respect for NHS staff, but this somehow multiplied it by a thousand.

As someone with multiple family members working in the NHS, I'm often vaguely aware of what happens with certain health problems and procedures, but the author helpfully explains how and why, and makes everything much clearer. Her experiences are described in amazing detail and were easy to visualise, even without being personally familiar with what's being described, and were cleverly combined with statistics and medical history.

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Subjects

  • Nurse and patient
  • Nurses, biography
  • Care of the sick
  • Kindness