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From the people who brought you the bestselling Confessions of a GP.After sixteen years of high-pressure nursing, Michael Alexander has traded in his hospital uniform for the fresh air, comfort and routine of an International private school in the French Alps. Bliss! But it's not long before he discovers that school nursing is not all permission slips, sniffles and gift baskets. Disastrous school trips; after hours dorm sleepovers; awkward sex education classes; culture clashes; swine flu panic; and kids with six-figure bank balances and a taste for bribery. This is nursing as you've never seen it before.What goes on behind the gates of one of the world's most elite boarding schools? What happens when kids from all over the world - Russia, Africa, America, Saudi Arabia - live, learn and grow under one roof? What happens when it's left to school staff to teach children the facts of life, and lust?Following on from the hugely successful Confessions of a Male Nurse, Michael Alexander is back with more touching, shocking and often laugh-out-loud funny tales of nursing. In Confessions of a School Nurse, Alexander tells all on boarding school life - as a nurse, parent, and Average Joe, he offers a unique perspective on this strange world.
This book investigates the chaotic, often absurd reality of providing medical care within the high-stakes environment of an elite international boarding school. Author Michael J. Alexander draws upon his sixteen years of clinical nursing experience to contrast the structured life of a hospital with the unpredictable, culturally diverse, and socially complex world of a private school in the French Alps. He presents a series of anecdotal accounts that highlight the unique challenges faced by staff tasked with managing the health, education, and moral development of wealthy, globally-sourced students.
What You Will Find
The text offers a lighthearted and anecdotal look at the intersection of medical practice and private education, intended for readers seeking a humorous, behind-the-scenes perspective on boarding school life. Its focus on personal narrative and situational comedy suggests an accessible, observational style rather than a clinical or academic analysis of the school nursing profession.
Page Count:
338
Publication Date:
2015-01-01
Publisher:
Friday Project Limited
ISBN-10:
0007586426
ISBN-13:
9780007586424
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