Surprising Matron as well as herself, Evelyn Prentis managed to pass her Finals and become a staff-nurse. Encouraged, she took the brave leap of moving from Nottingham to London. This title offers an account of a nurse in action, that shows a nurse's life would always revolve around the comforting discomfort of porridge and rissoles, and bandages.
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'It must be stressed from the start that I was not a born nurse.
A Nurse in Time is her affectionate and funny account of those days of dedication and hardship, when never-ending nightshifts, strict Sisters and permanent hunger ruled life, and joy was to be found in a late-night pass and a packet of Woodbines.
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When his father sat him down and told him to 'make something' of himself, young vet Marc Abraham decided to do it the hard way - by setting up an emergency 'out of hours' clinic.
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A trainee nurse in the 1950s had a lot to bear. This title introduces these warm-hearted yet naive young girls as they get to grips with strict discipline, long hours and bodily fluids. It shows the camaraderie that develops in evening study sessions, sneaked trips to the cinema and mischievous escapades with the young trainee doctors.
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As for the fur coat, I shuddered to think ...'
Training in a hospital in the 1930s, Edith Cotterill's long hours on the wards included encouraging leeches to attach to patients (a task much harder than you might think) and the disposal in the furnace of amputated limbs.
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Published February, 2009
By John Elder Robison
Publisher: Ebury Press
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By John Elder Robison
Publisher: Ebury Press
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From the time he was three or four years old, John Elder Robison realised that he was different from other people.
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