Please, Nurse!: A Student Nurse in the 1950s
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Please, Nurse!: A Student Nurse in the 1950s
By (Author) Joan Lock
Orion Publishing Co
Seven Dials
11th February 2014
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
610.73092
Physical Properties
Paperback
160
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 14mm
146g
Description
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.Reviews
It is shot through with a warmth and compassion that make you long for less complicated times. * CHOICE MAGAZINE *
Author Bio
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.
