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Hurry up Nurse 2: London Calling Paperback – July 1, 2017

by Dawn Brookes (Author)
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From the first night when they encounter a screaming girl and discover cockroaches in the kitchen, these nurses' know they are in for challenging days ahead!

London, 1980. Draughty windows, radiators that won't switch off, food that goes missing in the night and constant noise when trying to sleep in tiny rooms. Will these nurses' from all over the United Kingdom manage the stresses and strains of learning and shift work in a specialist hospital?

This sequel to Hurry up Nurse: memoirs of nurse training in the 1970s, follows our young nurse to London. Here she moves into a nurses' home and takes up further training at a hospital in the heart of the capital’s East End.

Hurry up Nurse 2 is another charming nursing biography that includes humour and compassion. There's a lot of nursing and medical history to pack in as the experiences are set in a hospital specialising in heart and chest surgery. Cancer chemotherapy is in its infancy, but open heart surgery is fast becoming routine. Tuberculosis is an ever present danger, so there’s a lot to learn and a lot to avoid. Added to all of this is the enquiring mind of a young nurse who, having been told to avoid the hospital God squad does the exact opposite.

You will meet some lovable characters in this account. The charming Mr Robinson sees potential in a party-loving young nurse. The energetic Mrs Chang keeps the trainees on their toes. The young nurses still growing up find it a challenge to live in a rundown nurses’ home. A night porter who enjoys a midnight chat, and of course the patients’ who touch all of their lives.

If you liked the first book in this series, you will love this one.

Buy Hurry Up Nurse 2 and take a trip to London today!
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I would recommend this book to any reader interested in the development of health care

An excellent read after the first book, I can't fault it on any way, just wish there were more.

Very witty account of nursing in London in the eighties which appealed to me as I trained and lived at a London hospital.

Love this book gave a flavour of nursing in a time when I was nursing, I hope this isn't the last in the series.

About the Author

Dawn Brookes is the author of Rachel Prince mystery series combining a unique blend of murder, cruising and medicine with a touch of romance. British author Ms Brookes has a 39 year nursing pedigree and takes regular cruise holidays for research purposes! She brings these passions along with a Christian background and a love of clean crime to her writing. The surname of her protagonist is in honour of her childhood dog, 'Prince', who used to put his head on her knee while she lost herself in books. Bestselling author of Hurry up Nurse: memoirs of nurse training in the 1970s and Hurry up Nurse 2: London calling, Dawn worked as a hospital nurse, midwife, district nurse and community matron across a thirty-nine year year career. Before turning her hand to writing for a living, she had multiple articles published in professional journals and co-edited a nurse textbook. She grew up in Leicester, later moved to London and Berkshire but now lives in Derbyshire. Dawn holds a bachelors degree with Honours and a Masters degree in education. Writing across genres, Dawn also writes for children. Dawn has a passion for nature and loves animals, especially dogs. Animals will continue to feature in her children's books as she believes caring for animals and nature helps children to become kinder human beings.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dawn Brookes Publishing (July 1, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 254 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0995556148
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0995556140
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.58 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 600 ratings

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Award winning author, Dawn Brookes lives in Derbyshire, England and holds an MA in Creative Writing with Distinction. She is the author of three cozy mystery series:

The Rachel Prince Mysteries are hugely popular and combine a unique blend of murder, cruising and medicine with a touch of romance. These books are regularly bestsellers across the globe. The first two books are soon to be translated into Japanese.

The Carlos Jacobi series has gained its own readership. Carlos is a PI, who owns an ex-cadaver Springer Spaniel and works alongside Fiona Cook, a troubled, but likeable.

The Lady Marjorie Snellthorpe Mysteries begins with the prequel Death of a Blogger and has grown in popularity since first being published.

Dawn also has a 39 year nursing pedigree and has travelled extensively throughout her life. Nowadays, she loves cruise holidays and says she should do more for research purposes! Dawn brings her passion for cruises, animals and engaging characters along with a love of clean crime into her Rachel Prince & Lady Marjorie series.

The surname of the Rachel Prince protagonist is in honour of her childhood dog, 'Prince', who used to put his head on her knee while she lost herself in books.

Dawn is also author of a series of memoirs. Hurry up Nurse: Memoirs of nurse training in the 1970s, Hurry up Nurse 2: London calling and Hurry up Nurse 3: More adventures in the life of a student nurse. Dawn worked as a hospital nurse, midwife, district nurse and community matron across a thirty-nine year year career. Before turning her hand to writing for a living, she had multiple articles published in professional journals and co-edited a nurse textbook.

She grew up in Leicester where her second and third Carlos Jacobi Books are based, Dawn moved to London and Berkshire but now lives in Derbyshire. Dawn holds a bachelors degree with honours in community health studies, a Masters degree in education as well as her MA in Creative Writing.

Writing across genres, Dawn also writes for children.

Dawn has a passion for nature and loves animals, especially dogs and there has rarely been a time in her life when she hasn't had a dog. Animals will continue to feature in her children's books as she believes caring for animals and nature helps children to become kinder human beings.

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W. Dean
5.0 out of 5 stars Thanks for the memories.
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2017
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Ms. Brookes may as well have written this book just for me and I thank her for this. I trained for my SRN (as it was) in a large London Hospital in a Jan. 1970 set. A few years before Ms. Brookes but the environment was exactly the same except our uniforms were much more antiquated. I left England a few months after qualifying and I must say nursing in another country was not at all the same. I soon lost track of all my friends from my set so many of my memories have laid buried for decades. Thanks to this book I have been able to remember a lot about the good, the bad and the ugly of student nursing days. Pictures, atmospheres, sounds and, unfortunately, smells (especially carbolic soap) have been resurrected as I read this book. This makes me wish I had kept a diary from those days.
I've bought the next book now and am off to start it.
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Mary Teresa
4.0 out of 5 stars These memoirs could help you give up smoking - for good.
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2018
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Perhaps the author didn’t realize her reminisces, funny and sad, could have an unintended impact. ‘Hurry Up Nurse 2’ details a specialized course Dawn took at London’s Chest Hospital after she got her State Enrolled Nurse Certificate. It was while she was working here she gave up smoking and I’m sure many readers would be inspired to do the same. The patient stories are, as in Hurry Up Nurse, both inspiring, funny and sad. The patients’ chest diseases, many of them fatal, are described in a stark but very compassionate manner. It’s a good education for people who smoke or who has a loved one who smokes.
Dawn herself is living in London for the first time, and enjoying all the big City has to offer. She lives in the Nurses Home, and as I lived in a few also, I was reminded strongly of how the doors in the hallway banged one after another when other nurses are on duty early and you are not and trying to sleep through that and the inevitable old gurgling pipes! There's a lot of camaraderie among young, single nurses and this is no different. Stories from outside work are amusing also, especially when she finds herself at a party for business people and tries to pass herself off as one in order to meld with the group.
I enjoyed the first in the series better, but this is definitely worth a read, and I am looking forward to the 'delivery' of ‘Hurry Up Midwife’.
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glasshut
5.0 out of 5 stars I always love books which highlight a true to life experience
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2018
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I always love books which highlight a true to life experience. I grew up around the same time as the author and many of her experiences seem to mirror those that I had in an altogether different field. I guess it was the era. You could feel her trepidation as she made the trek to London. I'm from the U.S., so it was interesting to read about her experiences in the U.K. I have sister-in-law who were nurse during this same period, and they tell some of the same experiences from a U.S. perspective. The authors sense of humor shines through in the telling of her memoir. The style of this books makes for a very enjoyable read. Makes me wish I had kept a journal when I started my career.
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misslyn
3.0 out of 5 stars Ho hum
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2018
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Boring. As a nurse in the 70's I feel the author could have written more on hospital life rather than her own drawn out family life/social life. I am writing about the same period in nursing and have stuck to the sad, happy, exciting, astounding things which went on during my training, not who I shared a flat with!
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Barbara L.
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great story of a nurse progressing in their career.
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2017
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I was a new nurse here in the US when Dawn Brookes book, Hurry up Nurse, 2, takes place. I know full well the trials and tribulations of being a nurse entering upon their chosen career path, as a newbee. I laughed and cried throughout this book as it resonated so closely to my practice as an advanced nurse in labor and delivery. Dr's and staff and those in charge were similar to my experiences. Thanks, Dawn fir another really good look back to life as a nurse.
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PeaceLoveHope
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Memoir
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2018
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I enjoyed this look into a nurses's experience in 1980 London. As an American, it was interesting to read about nurse training in a different country and era, and I got a kick out of the chapters Sputnum, Cabbages, and Smelly Shoes. Overall a good memoir that was worth my time.
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Janine R. Pestel
5.0 out of 5 stars Well Written Insigt Into Nurse Training.
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2018
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Hurry Up Nurse 2 was a well written and charming little walk down memory lane. Not for me - I was never a nurse. For the author. Ms. Brookes gave some funny insight into what nursing training was like in the 1970 ' and 1980's. My sister, now a retired nurse, was trained in the late 1960's and early 1970's so in a way, I can relate. I would recommend this book to anyone who just wants to relax, and enjoy a good read.
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Christine
4.0 out of 5 stars More fun
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2020
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Just as enjoyable as the first book. Kept me interested and I loved getting to know her friends as well as her experiences.
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Sheepdog
5.0 out of 5 stars Another cracking read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2024
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S Kumar - Avid Buyer
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful story
Reviewed in India on March 8, 2018
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This is such a wonderful story. The flow is so smooth that it actually seems to read itself. You identify with the main characters readily and she has been presented genuinely. As we follow the nurse's journey we understand her motivations and her passion for the role. Don't expect stormy words, suspense or startling endings. This is an easy read which I enjoyed very much.
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Jenny B from Echuca
5.0 out of 5 stars I have enjoyed these books immensely......
Reviewed in Australia on May 29, 2018
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I hope Dawn plans to continue the series and relate her adventures during her SRN training. If she doesn’t, I’ll be disappointed. What about it Dawn, have you more memoirs to share with us?
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dc61
4.0 out of 5 stars The girl done well
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2020
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Enjoyable read and shows what a girl can do when she puts her mind to it. Bit strange reading about older fashioned treatments but could still relate to them. I’d love to read more about her RGN and midwifery training.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This book is not boring to read and very interesting.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 2, 2021
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I did not dislike anything about the book. The author did well to explain certain procedures to her readers and used humour at times in what is otherwise a very difficult profession.
The main thing was that she made it interesting and kept the reader wanting to pick the book up again to read. Well done, Dawn Brookes, you wrote excellent accounts of your time as a nurse.
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