This is a second-hand hardcover book.

Condition: The dust jacket has short creasing to the edges, a 3mm tear, light fading and discolouring in places, and a few small light stains. The cover has light to medium shelf wear to the top and bottom edges in places. There are 2 names written in blue pen on the last blank page. Nine pages in the appendix have numerous names highlighted with a yellow highlighter, 2 photos have their descriptions highlighted, 1 person is highlighted in a photo with ‘ME’ written next to it in black marker, and 1 page has 2 names highlighted. Other than the highlighting the pages are clean and bright. There is browning to the edges of the compressed pages. The rest of the book has no faults.

The dimensions: 195 x 259 mm. Pages: 256 Publisher: Published by the authors Publication date: 1994 first edition

Nurses of Auckland By Margaret Brown, Diana Masters & Barbara Smith

The History of the General Nursing Programme in the Auckland School of Nursing

The Auckland School of Nursing was founded on traditions developed by Florence Nightingale. The ethos of devotion to duty, dedication and self-sacrifice inherited from the Nightingale system meant that for many years student nurses worked long hours for meagre pay and were subjected to strict regimentation and discipline.

Nevertheless, nearly 9000 nurses completed the three-year training through sheer determination, perseverance and stamina. Their sense of humour and enjoyment of the camaraderie with classmates makes this a history of fun and laughter. The historical facts are well illustrated by photographs, cartoons and anecdotes.

This story is not only about nurses but follows conditions of employment for women and men in the 107 years of the school's existence.

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