Reviewed by Anne Boiling for Readers' Favorite

Tales From The Clinic : Workers Write! is a book of short stories written by people who work at a medical clinic. Several topics are covered including infertility, romance between a nurse and patient, colleagues who do not know the definition of team work, and incompetent doctors.


The first story, "Third Shift", was written by Amy Simonson. The plot revolves around a nurse working the third shift. She notices that Dr. Gates does tubal ligations on women without their consent. This story will make the reader question medical ethics and formulate his own opinion. Young women are having baby, after baby, with our tax dollars paying to support them. Yet they have the right to make the decision of whether to be sterilized or not.

"You Lose A Few" by Amy Sykora was a particularly touching tale of a doctor, possibly an oncologist. The doctor does his best to remain impersonal and yet care for is patients. His wife feels neglected, and he needs rest, but patients keep coming, needing him. He must show strength; he must separate himself from what is going on around him, or he will be overcome with despair.

"Tests and Measurements" by Dory Adams made me laugh. Having worked in a hospital many years ago, I could relate to the uncooperative charge nurse and dealing with embarrassing situations and difficult patients.

Tales From the Clinic is an interesting, eclectic collection of tales. They all fit well together and are well-written. It is obvious these tales are written from the experience of actual clinic employees. The cover is well done and fits well with the text. Kudos to the authors.