Burton, Jennie, 1. Jennie Burton discusses nursing practices in Newfoundland.

• Main Author: Marsh, Marilyn
• Other Authors: Burton, Jennie
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: 1986
• Subjects: Illness and health; Work; Employment; Nursing; Burton; Jennie; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_nature/id/421

Jennie Burton discusses nursing practices in Newfoundland. Mrs. Burton discusses her personal background and nursing practices; her experiences with a polio-related disability as a nurse; her graduate training in Tuberculosis; treatment of patients; sanatorium facilities; diet of patients; her travel to Capetown, South Africa; Mother Care training; private duty patients; eating one meal a day to save money for training; certification for public health care with Royal Sanitarium of England; Mother Care experiences; difficult feeders; her difficulty with war service in Capetown; practising public health with natives and locals; serving both black and white wards; primitive living and nursing care among blacks; differences in training; language acquisition; visiting hobbles; skally boys; respect for nursing uniforms; treating Venereal Disease; immunity of primitive peoples; being called up to a military hospital in Johannesburg; being a part of the first white women to look after the blacks in a military hospital; arriving in Egypt; living under canvas tents; privy conditions; and living conditions.