Veteran Toronto nurse and author Tilda Shalof has long been a source of advice for younger entrants to her profession, such as Lisa Mochrie. Their new book “The Handover: A Nurse’s Last Shift” is a kind of valedictory message from Shalof as she retires, in her communications with Mochrie and other peers. In this excerpt she takes up their job’s biggest, most unavoidable topic.



