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Yes Sister, No Sister: My Life As A Trainee Nurse In 1950s Yorkshire (2000)

by Jennifer Craig(Favorite Author)

3.98 of 5 Votes: 5

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review 1: This book was recommended to me after I read the Call the Midwife trilogy by Jennifer Worth (not to be confused with the author of this book, Jennifer Craig). It is a great read IF you are interested in nursing/the history of nursing. If nursing/the history of nursing doesn't interest you, I would not recommend the book as it is very much faithful to its subject matter and does not include more than just glimpses of the author's personal life. Jennifer Craig describes her nursing training and experiences on hospital wards in Yorkshire during the 1950's, when she was a very young woman in her late teens and twenties. There are clinical descriptions in addition to anecdotes about particular patients, cases, other nurses and staff, as well as personal feelings. Some of t... morehe accounts are humorous, some are sad, and some are relayed to illustrate the way things were done at the time. I listened to the audiobook, which is read by the author. (I feel that it is a real treat to listen to a book that is read by the person who wrote it and experienced the events described.) I listened to the book during my evening walks over the past several days. It was like taking a walk with an old friend after asking, "What was it like to be a nurse in the 1950's?"
review 2: Loved this book brought back so many memories although I trained in the 80's not the 50's we had the nightingale wards where you could see all patients, the metal bed pans that were freezing cold ,we rubbed meths into heels to prevent then getting sore , the night sister rounds where you had to know all your patients so glad that I never had to use a Bunsen burner and chemicals to test urine thank god someone invented dipsticks and glad we got cream for sore bums and regular turns rather than putting patients including babies in traction to prevent sore bums Enjoyable read could highly recommend it especially for nurses loli less

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