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Pamela Woods New Zealand Nurses draws on a wealth of stories to identify the values and traditions of the nursing culture from 1880 when modern nursing started to emerge to 1950, after NZ had severed its final tie as part of the British Empire.

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Coming to the New World paradise of New Zealand the 19th-century colonial settlers did not expect to find the Old World evils of dirt and decay. But this original and fascinating book shows that dirt there was, and that over time opinions changed about just what it was, what should be done about it and who had responsibility for dealing with it.