Beyond Bed Pans: The Life of a Late 19th-century Young Nurse

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

found at history matters website during my internet travels.

beyond bed pans: the life of a late 19th-century young nurse

in this autobiographical account of the life that awaited new nursing recruits in 1893, former nurse mary roberts rinehart painted a vivid portrait of the daily obstacles that stood between nurses and the professional status they hoped to attain. rinehart described the "simple, plain hell" faced by the young nurse, a description that challenged conventional expectations about professional work.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Geriatrics.

Thank you for posting that Karen. It was absolutely fascinating. I am struck by how mature and nonjudgmental that nurse was especially at such a young age.

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

Kicking this back to the top.

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Specializes in ER, ICU, L&D, OR.
Kicking this back to the top.

Should be kept in front also.

I know how much has changed in just the last 37 years since I started.

History is a subject that the young tend to ignore or laugh at unfortunately for them

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