Nursing Through the Years

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Nursing Through the Years

Care and Compassion at the Royal London Hospital

Social and cultural history Oral history History of medicine Nursing

Authors: Loretta B Bellman, Sue Boase, Sarah Rogers, Barbara Stuchfield

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Language: English

Published by: Pen and Sword History

Published on: 30th September 2018

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 248 pages

ISBN: 9781526708762


Introduction

Nursing has always been a challenging but rewarding profession. As part of the core healthcare team, nurses take responsibility for the care they provide to patients, displaying both compassion and discipline in their daily work.

The Book

Demanding professions require rigorous training, and nursing is no exception. As the real story to Call the Midwife, Nursing Through the Years is a unique book that spans eight decades to reveal the fascinating lives of nurses who trained and worked at The Royal London Hospital, serving the community of the East End of London.

Content and Insights

Having interviewed over 85 nurses, whose experiences span from the 1940s to the 2000s, this important account captures the memories of their time at The Royal London. Exploring each decade, the extent to which nursing has developed and changed, and the highs and lows of training to be a nurse in a renowned teaching hospital are recalled in detail.

Highlights

It is a treasure chest of recollections which are informative, entertaining, inspiring, enlightening and also controversial, often challenging the myths and misconceptions that continue to surround nursing today.

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