Please, Nurse!
a student nurse in the 1950s
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
10 February 2014
Summary
Please, Nurse!: A Humorous Account of 1950s Nursing
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, Joa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781409128137 |
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| ISBN-10: | 140912813X |
| Author: | Joan Lock |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Seven Dials |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 10 February 2014 |
| Weight: | 146g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 14mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
It is shot through with a warmth and compassion that make you long for less complicated times.
It is shot through with a warmth and compassion that make you long for less complicated times. * CHOICE MAGAZINE *
About The Author
Joan Lock
Joan Lock has been a saleswoman, nurse, police officer, market-research interviewer, employment bureau interviewer, assistant librarian, advertising copywriter and airline clerk. She is now a successful novelist.
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