The debut book by ICU Nurse Tia
The Tired But Not Retired Nurse
Honest. Witty. Uncomfortably familiar.
This is not a book about perfect nurses or inspirational slogans. It is about what the job really asks of you—and why, somehow, you still care.
From missed breaks and phantom alarms to exhaustion, boundaries, identity and change, Leticia Kasonde writes with the warmth of a colleague and the honesty of someone still doing the work.
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What you’ll find inside
The things we talk about after the shift.
What 3 a.m. feels like
The alarms, decisions and strange clarity of the hours nobody outside the ward sees.
The people you carry home
Patients, families and colleagues who stay with you long after handover.
Why I haven’t quit
Not a neat answer. An honest one about identity, meaning, humour and hope.
ICU Nurse Tia 