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Visual history of nurse uniforms

Joe Beese — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:18:32 -0800

This site is dedicated to those hardworking and underpaid Angels of Mercy who, over the years, have made a stay in hospital that much more bearable. It's a growing collection of images of Nurses taken from Film, TV and The Media from the 1930s to the present, showing how uniform styles have changed over the years.

The Mystery of Dorcas Snodgrass

chickaboo — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:16:32 -0800

What happened to Dorcas Snodgrass? I don't know who did this research on this nurse, but she's haunting me and the articles hint at a tragic mystery but leave many unanswered questions.

Birth of the National Health Service - How the state of the nation's health became a political ideal

fire&wings — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:47:31 -0800

The NHS at 60. The National Health Service is 60 on July 5th. Take a look at documents, audio and video related to the birth and growth of this "radical plan."

Nurses speak out: Grey's Anatomy sucks, Sonic Youth rules

chrominance — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:25:23 -0800

The Center for Nursing Advocacy seems like your typical professional advocacy group—the group's mandate is "to increase public understanding of the central, front-line role nurses play in modern health care." While often the group does its work by highlighting serious issues facing the nursing profession, the Center also keeps a watchful eye on portrayals of nurses in popular culture, both good and bad. And then there are the reviews that, frankly, seem to be stretching things just a bit.

His authority was extraordinary. He was always polite and charming.

kirkaracha — Mon, 02 May 2005 17:48:24 -0800

"His authority was extraordinary. He was always polite and charming." Erna Flegal, Adolf Hitler's nurse in the bunker during the last days of World War II, breaks 60 years of silence in this interview. She was also interviewed by US intelligence officers in 1945.

beth — Thu, 04 Apr 2002 13:24:16 -0800

What's grosser than gross? Ask a nurse. On this nursing bulletin board, nurses who have to deal with really disgusting stuff in the course of their day-to-day work reveal what even they have difficulty handling. Sputum and stinky feet are both more popular choices than I would have guessed. If you're brave, read the whole thread, including such gems as extremely overweight folks who hide foot items in the folds of their flesh. [WARNING: not for the faint of stomach, even though it's all text, no pictures.] I won't mention details of the dog story...

nonharmful — Fri, 20 Jul 2001 12:02:32 -0800

Nurses have to be virgins. Turkey's health minister says high school girls studying to be nurses must be virgins and the virginity tests he is authorizing will protect the nation's youth from prostitution and underage sex.