The first few chapters were relatable. As the book progressed, I realized I am not a nurse like the author; assuming the story is true. What she wrote about nursing school and hospital politics all seemed plausible. I just think it could have been handled in a different manner. ( )

I am interested in medical stories, so I found this to be quite interesting. The author shares the trajectory of her career in nursing, from nursing school to being a dually placed Cardiac Care Nurse and ER Nurse. The patient stories were very interesting and gave much insight into the author's emotional response to various situations. Not bad. ( )

This book is self-congratulatory swill. It's poorly written, and serves as a means of public self-stroking of the author's ego. Heron is rabidly determined to appear as "cute and plucky", always willing to stand up for herself against the overbearing doctors. This book consumed a day of my life that I will never get back, for which I am still resentful 6 years later. ( )

This is the story of Echo Heron a nurse in a busy California hospital in the 1980's. Echo talks of her nurses training, patients, physicians and working in a cardiac care unit. The story is told with humor and poignancy.
She goes into great detail about several of the patients she worked with, which I enjoyed. ( )