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Rituals & myths in nursing : a social history / Claire Laurent.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Laurent, Claire, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nursing--Great Britain--History.
- Nursing.
- Nursing--Social aspects--Great Britain--History.
- Medicine--History.
- Medicine.
- History.
- History of Nursing.
- Nurse's Role--history.
- Nursing--Social aspects.
- United Kingdom.
- Great Britain.
- Medical Subjects:
- History of Nursing.
- Nurse's Role--history.
- United Kingdom.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 155 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire ; Havertown, PA : Pen & Sword History, 2019.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Without Rhyme or Reason p. 1
- Chapter 2 Nurses Who Rustle p. 12
- Chapter 3 Handover and Hierarchy p. 24
- Chapter 4 Hygiene and Hijinks p. 35
- Chapter 5 Egg White and Oxygen p. 47
- Chapter 6 Bladders, Bowels and Bodily Functions p. 57
- Chapter 7 Medicines and Mystical Powers p. 71
- Chapter 8 Things that go Bump in the Night p. 83
- Chapter 9 Dust, Dirt and Domesticity p. 95
- Chapter 10 Once the Dust has Settled p. 106
- Chapter 11 Theatre Theatricals p. 119
- Chapter 12 Life and Death p. 132.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Frances C. Thielbar Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781473896635
- 1473896630
- Publisher Number:
- 99985764164
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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