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Under the supervision of a sister-tutor a nurse lays sterilized dressings on a trolley for use in the surgical ward. As part of her training she will watch the dressings being applied by the ward sister or senior nurse.

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In a mental hospital a nurse watches a patient as the electrical impulses of the brain are recorded. This is a highly specialized branch of nursing requiring knowledge of modern scientific treatments.

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Royal Air Force nurses learn how to care for a patient using a portable iron lung. Nurses in the Service accompany sick personnel when they are flown home from overseas bases for special medical care.

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A Florence Nightingale Centenary. A nursing sister of the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps stands beside a bust of Florence Nightingale. In June, 1860, Florence Nightingale founded the first school of nursing at St. Thomas’s Hospital, London. This set the pattern for the training of nurses throughout the world.

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In the operating theatre fully-trained nurses add their skill to that of the surgeon. The theatre sister is responsible for the sterilization of all equipment and assists the surgeon by passing instruments to him.

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H.R.H. Princess Margaret presents awards to St. John Ambulance Cadets. The British Royal family have always taken a keen interest in the nursing services. They frequently visit hospitals and training centres.

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Nursing sisters in their dining room at a Royal Naval Hospital. In peacetime they nurse men and women in the Service and their families, at home and overseas. In wartime they serve in hospital field ships, field hospitals and dressing stations.

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A Health Visitor, employed by the Local Authority, visits a mother and her new-born baby. She is a fully qualified nurse and has had a specialized training in welfare work. Her advice is invaluable to mothers with domestic difficulties.

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Victoria Louise Eraut Exton with six fellow nurses in uniform during World War I. Exton is not identified. These nurses may have been graduates of Royal Jubilee or St. Joseph

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