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In Christie Watson's account of her 20-year nursing career she is now experienced and caring for children requiring intensive care. Teresa Gallagher reads.

In Christie Watson's illuminating account of her twenty year nursing career she is no longer a junior nurse. Experienced and working on a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit Christie encounters some of her most fragile and vulnerable patients, and her skills and compassion are tested to the limit.

Read by Teresa Gallagher
Abridged by Penny Leicester
Produced by Elizabeth Allard.

15 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
ReaderTeresa Gallagher
AuthorChristie Watson
AbridgerPenny Leicester
ProducerElizabeth Allard

Broadcasts

  • Thu 10 May 201809:45
  • Fri 11 May 201800:30

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