Nurse Jan: Woman on a Pedestal is a novel based on the many experiences of the author who graduated as a registered nurse in 1960. As a student nurse in a large San Francisco hospital in the late 1950's, Janet Winston finds herself conjoined in a concoction of starched standards, hilarious experiences, and the heart-stopping traumas of rape and attempted murder. In her three years of nurses' training, she manages to overcome crippling panic attacks and many fears that threaten her progress, while building bonding friendships and a blooming romance that will permeate every reader's heart.
With refreshingly simple and clean language, the author handles every topic with a realism and sensitivity that makes this book suitable for everyone. Teens and young adults making decisions about their own futures will find NURSE JAN entertaining, inspirational and informative. Nurse Jan: Woman on a Pedestal is the first of a series based on the author's life.
