- The Lamp Was Heavy
Nova Scotia Nurses-in-Training in the 1950s
- Publisher
- New World Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2023
- Category
- General, Research & Theory
- Recommended Reading age
- 15 to 18
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781897462553
- Publish Date
- Oct 2023
- List Price
- $20.00
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Description
Drawing on her own experiences as well as those of fourteen other women who were student nurses in small town hospitals in the 1950s, Keddy highlights the difficulties that these young girls faced on a daily basis as they struggled with the hardships imposed on them. In this book, we hear the voices of older women through these reminiscences. There is a great sense of pride and accomplishment among the women as they look back on those early days when they were launched abruptly into adulthood. These were hardworking, diligent, responsible teenagers who kept small hospitals staffed and functioning at a time when graduate nurses were not being hired in great numbers. Their contributions to their communities throughout their professional lives as nurses cannot be overstated.
About the authors
Francis Mitchell's profile page
Bob Brooks (1927-1999) was one of Canada’s finest photojournalists. His work appeared in Time Life, the Star Weekly, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, McCall's, Harper's, Maclean's, Chatelaine, the London Times, Paris Match and National Geographic. His radiant photos of Maud, first published in the Star Weekly article that changed her life, reflect Maud’s joyous optimism.
Excerpt: - The Lamp Was Heavy: Nova Scotia Nurses-in-Training in the 1950s (by (author) Barbara Keddy; managing editor Francis Mitchell; edited by Brenda Connors; cover design or artwork by Bob Brooks)
Florence Nightingale Pledge I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly, to pass my life in purity and to practice my profes- sion faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous and will not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug. I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care. — Composed by Lystra Gretter, School for Nurses, Detroit, 1893
