What The!: Nursing Assistant Realities.

This book is an intimate, behind the curtains look at the current situation. It covers my final three years in geriatric nursing and is derived from the weekly notes I kept of my duties. Autobiographical in nature, it is written to both educate those seeking insights into the profession as a career, and for informing those who are considering placing their family members in a facility what they should know before they do. Growing old and frail is the last struggle we must deal with in life, so a focus on how it often unfolds seems appropriate, and much of what you’re about to read will shock and anger you; even make you cry and question what you thought you knew about aging and long-term care in America. Larry Peden witnessed this firsthand in his years as a GNA. His story reveals the frustration, the heartache, but also the dedication of those who serve the elderly residents of these facilities. His books are not only a graphic day-by-day account of the trials and triumphs of such work, but also point the way forward through changes in policy. Larry Peden’s account will open your eyes and break your heart. Read more