Mochrie had been reading Shalof's books on nursing since she was 16. When the two met at a national nursing conference in 2020, the mentorship that followed grew into a shared book project bridging a veteran's career and a newcomer's.
The Handover – A Nurse's Last Shift, published by University of Toronto Press, takes its title from the moment one nurse hands a shift to the next, and includes exchanges between the two about academics, the NCLEX licensing exam and difficult patients.
Shalof dedicated the book to nurses who choose to stay in the profession. “Being a healthy and happy nurse is still possible,” she writes — a message she hopes reaches the generation Mochrie represents.
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