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Nurse On Call: The True Story of a 1950s District Nurse
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Description
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. Although hospital life did have its compensations - it was there during World War 2 an injured sailor who became her husband.
After the birth of their two daughters Edith returned to work in the 1950s as a district nurse. Whether she was ridding ageing spinsters of fleas or dishing out penicillin and enemas Edith approached even the most wayward of patients with humour compassion and warmth.
Product details
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Edition:
- 1
- Number of Pages:
- 320
- Release Date:
- 2010-04-15
- Publication Date:
- 2010-04-15
- Publisher:
- Ebury Press
- Languages:
- Published: English, Original: English
- ISBN10:
- 0091937566
- GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
- [email protected]
- Weight:
- 218 g
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The items bear minimal signs of past use, such as light scratches or memories in the form of markings. These signs of wear give the items a charming character and tell stories of their previous owners, while not affecting their functionality.
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