Tiny Pineapple Nurse Book Collection

Accused Nurse

by Jane Converse, 1974

She was the victim of a false accusation that could cost her the man she loved.

Love On Trial

Pretty, young nurse Paula Owens thought life was a dream. After all, she had a wonderful family, a great job, and she was engaged to Ray Brooks, the most charming and handsome intern at the hospital.

Then suddenly Paula’s world fell apart, and she was faced with a mountain of debts and two younger brothers to support. Everything seemed to go wrong. There were complaints against her at the hospital, senseless quarrels with Ray, and constant trouble at home. And just when Paula felt she could bear no more, she found herself accused of a crime which cost Paula her job, her reputation as a nurse, and even the man she loved, unless the truth came to light…

Aerospace Nurse

by Virginia B. McDonnell, R.N., 1966

“This is it,” whispered Terry Haines, her blue eyes dancing with excitement.

The double doors leading into University Hospital’s auditorium opened. The house lights dimmed. A graduate nurse signaled. It was time for the sixty girls clustered outside to light their lamps, their symbols of dedication to the ideals of Florence Nightingale. The long awaited capping ceremony was about to begin.

There was a last minute rustle of crisp white bibs and aprons, worn over blue uniforms. Pam Warren reached out to tuck back one stray lock of Terry’s shining russet hair. Other roommates gave each other similar checks. Every hairdo must be in perfect order, worn safely above the collar. Television nurses might wear flowing tresses; real nurses, never.

Airport Nurse

by Rose Williams, 1968

As a nurse on duty in the VIP lounge of Trans-Continental Airlines, Clare Andrews’ lot was to stay on terra firma, but to minister to passengers from all over the world. Some were temperamental, some agreeable; some hypochondriacs and some really ill. And among them were famous and attractive men such as the television star whose work took him frequently from New York to London and back, and whom Clare had gotten to know as a friend and occasional escort.

Because of her wide acquaintance with almost all who used the vast airport, Clare was deemed to be peculiarly well situated to help the FBI break an international jewel-smuggling ring. And she willingly agreed to cooperate, not foreseeing that one of the suspects would prove to be the man she was considering marrying.

Alias Miss Saunders, R.N.

by Jane Converse, 1962

The beautiful nurse lived behind a barrier of deceit that threatened to separate her from the man she loved.

She Wasn’t Good Enough For Him

The handsome, self-possessed young doctor was a Styles, a member of one of Chicago’s important families. And the lovely, shy nurse had loved him from the moment he stepped into the hospital.

Now they were to work together — join their skills and their dedicated courage to save a young man whose life had almost been crushed out by a brakeless bulldozer.

As a nurse, Marie Saunders welcomed the opportunity to fight the crucial battle with a brilliant doctor like Wayne Styles. But as a woman she was afraid…afraid that the shadows of her past might darken or destroy this dreamed-of chance to get close to the man she loved….

American Nurse In Vienna, An

by Diane Frazer, 1966

When you play with fire - don’t cry if you get burned.

When nurse Mary Tyler learned that she was being sent to Vienna, she was overjoyed.

Cannister Memorial in New York had always seemed to her an exciting place. But all her life she had longed to see Europe. Besides, Franz Schneider, who also worked at Cannister Memorial, was to be one of the two doctors on the team. And Mary was secretly in love with him.

Then in Vienna she met a young Hungarian baron who swept her off her feet. She had intended only to make Franz jealous. But soon she found that she was playing with fire.

American Nurse in London, An

by Diane Frazer, 1967

She never dreamed that a London holiday would change her entire life.

The huge jet liner was London bound.

And Elaine Gibbs had left thoughts of hospital routine far behind.

But when the stewardess asked her to assist a sick passenger, she couldn’t refuse. Then, she discovered that her patient was none other than Tommy Taylor, the rock-and-roll idol.

At the airport, Elaine helped Tommy avoid reporters—including the handsome young journalist who was her seatmate. And so, unwittingly, she embarked on a wild adventure that changed her entire life.

Angels in White

by Brunettie Burrow, R.N., 1959

Nurse! DO something…
to relieve me of my pain!
Nurse! Jus gimme a shot…
I wanna get some sleep!
Nurse! I want service, darn it,
I pay for it, don’t I? –
Nurse! Your are the cutest thing…
well…what d’ya know…

ANGELS IN WHITE is a fascinating book about a fascinating subject…the experiences of a professional nurse.

Always prim, mostly smiling, sometimes stern, a nurse must meet head-on a variety of situations without ever losing her composure, without ever showing her own feelings.

From the very first to the very last hours of life – with may critical moments in-between – she is the patient’s and the doctor’s trusted companion. She is expected to embody all the virtues of an angel. Yet, she is a mere human being like you and I. She, too, has problems and a life of her own. But – the welfare of her patients must always come first!

Readers of ANGELS IN WHITE will chuckle with delight at the many humorous incidents and simply hilarious experiences; they will be amazed at the way of life some people lead; they will share with the nurse the burden of her responsibilities; and they will sympathize with her when life’s darkest moments overshadow all human endeavour, leaving her to stand upright amidst those whose world is crumbling, shattering all their dreams and hopes…

Accomplished nurses will find expressed here many of their own sentiments and similar experiences.

Student nurses and aspirants for the nursing profession will gain a better and more comprehensive idea of what their future may have in store for them.

All of us are either former, present, prospective or future patients. Most of us will at one time or another need the services of a nurse. This book will go a long way toward a better understanding and a more appreciative concept of the nursing profession.

When I lay down my cap and cross the bar,
Oh, Lord, won’t you give me just one little star
To wear in my crown, with my uniform new,
In that City above, where the Head Nurse is You?

- Brunettie Burrow, R. N.

Ann Foster, Lab Technician

by Elizabeth Wesley, 1956

The ink on her certificate as a Medical Technologist — the fancy name for Lab Technician — scarcely dry, Ann Foster finds herself with a choice of jobs. But the one that intrigues her most is the one none of the others graduating from City Hospital seem to want. Her friends, Midge, the twins Sharon and Karen, and Peter Davies, have found what they consider more glamorous jobs in the city.

Glamorous or not, their salaries are considerably larger than the one offered Ann. But the rural section where Community Hospital is located appeals to Ann. Also, the fact that the people there have banded together to get a hospital for their town — and the doctor of their choice.

It is not until Ann has accepted the job that she learns the doctor there — Dr. David Blair — is a nephew of her beloved Dr. O’Conner, the pathologist at City Hospital.

In her new position as an M.T., Ann learns that she must not only have the patience of Job, but that she must have the courage to face the doubt that sometimes shows up in a specimen brought to the lab for analysis. Such a doubt almost ruins Ann’s career before it is begun. But with her training under Dr. O’Conner behind her, Ann wins a secure place for herself in “her” lab at Community hospital in the career she has chosen. And, to make everything even more wonderful, the admiration of young Dr. Blair.

Ann Kenyon: Surgeon

by Adeline McElfresh, 1960

A train wreck…a handsome young doctor…and a sudden awakening to love.

“Surgery is no life for a woman.” Ann Kenyon had heard that sentence since her childhood, but she’d struggled toward her goal with determination, concentrating only on her work, too busy to think of men.

And now, an able and respected surgeon, she was learning for the first time in her life what it meant to be a woman. To be in love, to be in doubt, to fight the turmoil of emotion that rose within her, clouding her mind even as she held a scalpel in her hands.

Anne Snow, Mountain Nurse

by Dorothy Deming, R.N., 1947

Anne Snow wanted “emergencies” — so, with her best friend she accepts a position on a nursing staff, working in the mountains of Tennessee. It seems thrilling and romantic in prospect to travel between cases on a fine horse all your own, to “picnic” in the open almost every noon, with a glorious view rolling out at your feet and a murmuring stream to soothe you. But that horse may carry you into dangerous places — and out of them, too; rolling distances may be deceptive when you are hurrying to help save a life; and that gentle stream may turn into a raging torrent to bar your way! So Anne Snow mixes dismay with the delights of her mountain nursing and learns to meet life’s surprises sturdily and smilingly. She learns, too, that in the less-privileged areas of our great country is the greatest need for skilled nursing care and the deepest satisfaction in being able to supply that need well.

Army Nurse in Cyprus

by Gladys Fullbrook, 1966

When Polly went out to Cyprus to join the boy she loved, she thought that she had lost him to Sylvia, the wealthy, beautiful half-Cypriot girl.

Could the love of Major David Bicknell mend her broken heart?