4/5 Stars
Blurb:
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?
Review:
From nits to sex education, this boarding school is full of kids from wealthy backgrounds with parents that don't really want to know. Most of them use an 'agent' to speak on their behalf, because whether they're from Italy or Germany, Poland or France, their English isn't always the greatest. Pair that with different world customs and beliefs, Michael has his work cut out to keep these kids in check.
Despite being there as a nurse for medical reasons, he finds himself acting as a friend, confidant and even a detective - figuring out if the teenager in front of him is really ill or whether they just don't want to do P.E.
Confessions of a school nurse is a memoir of short, easy to read tales that ring true of school life, even if things are slightly different at a boarding school. I'd recommend it as an easy read if you don't want anything too heavy or time consuming.
Despite being there as a nurse for medical reasons, he finds himself acting as a friend, confidant and even a detective - figuring out if the teenager in front of him is really ill or whether they just don't want to do P.E.
Confessions of a school nurse is a memoir of short, easy to read tales that ring true of school life, even if things are slightly different at a boarding school. I'd recommend it as an easy read if you don't want anything too heavy or time consuming.
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