The Courage to Care: Nurses, Families and Hope by Christie Watson

The Courage to Care: Nurses, Families and Hope is a book by Christie Watson. It focuses on nursing and the wider world of care, drawing on examples of nurses’ work in a range of settings.

Key details

• Author: Christie Watson
• Explores the work of nurses across hospitals and beyond
• References care in schools, on streets, and in prisons, hospices and care homes
• Includes examples involving community mental health nursing, critical care and military nursing

Synopsis

Christie Watson describes the breadth of nursing, from hospital wards to community settings including schools, prisons, hospices and care homes. The book highlights how nurses support people at their most vulnerable, and how their expertise can bring order and focus in urgent situations.

Alongside accounts of nursing work, Watson also reflects on the strength shown by patients and their families, including her own. Through these experiences, she emphasises compassion and shared suffering, returning to the idea of finding courage through care.