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Please, Nurse!

A Student Nurse in the 1950s

Joan Lock author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Orion Publishing Co

Published:7th Nov '13

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Joan Lock's warm and nostalgic account of her three years of training as a young student nurse in the early 1950s. Perfect for fans of CALL THE MIDWIFE.

When Joan Lock began her formal training as a young nurse in the 1950s, she was unprepared for the strict discipline and long hours which were to follow and quickly realised she was no Florence Nightingale. Her honest and humorous account of the next three years reveals her most intimate experiences of being a nurse: from dealing with temperamental surgeons to fighting off flirtatious patients.

Labelled a trouble-maker, Joan and her friends tested their strict Sisters' patience as they climbed through windows, slept through lectures and broke every thermometer that passed through their hands. But through it all, Joan found herself touched by the people she met and their heart-warming stories.

It is shot through with a warmth and compassion that make you long for less complicated times. * CHOICE MAGAZINE *

ISBN: 9781409128137

Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 14mm

Weight: 146g

160 pages