Stockley, Dorothy. Dorothy Stockley discusses nursing practices in Newfoundland

• Main Authors: Beaton, Marilyn, Walsh, Jeanette
• Other Authors: Stockley, Dorothy
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Illness and health; Work; Employment; Nursing; Stockley; Dorothy; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_nature/id/915

Stockley, Dorothy interviewed by Marilyn Beaton and Jeanette Walsh in Gander on September 23, 2007 on the topic of the experiences of nurses immigrating to Newfoundland and Labrador. She talks about where she studied nursing and doing the midwifery program; how she found out about Newfoundland; talks about travelling to Newfoundland; describes arriving in St. John’s on St. George’s Day, April 23rd; describes orientation; describes district nursing; talks about feeling very accepted in Greenspond; describes ordering supplies; talks about who came to the clinic and the services provided; talks about fees for services; talks about meeting husband and having children; describes working in a hospital setting.