My Journey as an AIDS Nurse

Until the HIV epidemic, I gathered history from textbooks, usually as a list of boring “facts” that had to be memorized for a test. I learned about current events from television and radio news programs or newspapers and news magazines, often as short snippets about happenings far removed from my personal space. I did not read historical nonfiction, which I perceived to be tedious beyond imagination. I ignored the value of historical lessons that could be gleaned from theater, movies, fiction, and art, enjoying the music or picture or story without bothering to dive into the times and places they portrayed.
Source: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Book Review Source Type: research