Not Your Average Nurse
From 1970s London to Outback Australia, the True Story of an Unlikely Girl and an Extraordinary Career
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Nursing, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Maggie Groff | ISBN: | 9780143785354 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia | Publication: | May 1, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Random House Australia | Language: | English |
| Author: | Maggie Groff |
| ISBN: | 9780143785354 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Publication: | May 1, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Random House Australia |
| Language: | English |
To a young girl the life of a student nurse sounds exciting, but with long hours and short shrift it's never easy. So when Maggie Groff embarks as a student nurse at London's King's College Hospital she must quickly get to grips with the demands of her chosen career. It's sink or swim.
In a delightful romp through time, played out against the march of feminism and the fashion, music and movies of almost half a century ago, we follow Maggie's highs and lows as with trial and much error she becomes a highly skilled nurse and sets sail for a new life in Australia.
From the watchful gaze of stern ward sisters and the ordeals of nursing at a poor housing estate to becoming an industrial nurse at the iconic Sydney Opera House, Maggie shares her stories of mistakes and mayhem, tea and sympathy, and the life-affirming moments that make it all worthwhile.
To a young girl the life of a student nurse sounds exciting, but with long hours and short shrift it's never easy. So when Maggie Groff embarks as a student nurse at London's King's College Hospital she must quickly get to grips with the demands of her chosen career. It's sink or swim.
In a delightful romp through time, played out against the march of feminism and the fashion, music and movies of almost half a century ago, we follow Maggie's highs and lows as with trial and much error she becomes a highly skilled nurse and sets sail for a new life in Australia.
From the watchful gaze of stern ward sisters and the ordeals of nursing at a poor housing estate to becoming an industrial nurse at the iconic Sydney Opera House, Maggie shares her stories of mistakes and mayhem, tea and sympathy, and the life-affirming moments that make it all worthwhile.
