Negotiating nursing : British Army sisters and soldiers in the Second World War /
'Negotiating Nursing' explores how the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (Q.A.s) salvaged their soldier-patients within the sensitive gender negotiations of what should and could constitute nursing work and where that work could occur. The text argues that the Q.A.s,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2019.
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| Series: | Nursing history and humanities.
Manchester scholarship online. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 'Negotiating Nursing' explores how the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (Q.A.s) salvaged their soldier-patients within the sensitive gender negotiations of what should and could constitute nursing work and where that work could occur. The text argues that the Q.A.s, an entirely female force during the Second World War, were essential to recovering men from the battlefield and for the war, despite concerns about women's presence on the frontline. Using personal testimony the book maps the developments in nurses' work as they created a legitimate space for themselves in war zones and established their position as the expert at the bedside. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2018. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781526138811 1526138816 9781526119070 1526119072 9781526119063 1526119064 9781526147257 1526147254 9781526119087 1526119080 |