Watton, Katy. Katy Watton Tweedie discusses nursing practices in Newfoundland

• Main Authors: Beaton, Marilyn, Walsh, Jeanette
• Other Authors: Watton, Katy
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Illness and health; Work; Employment; Nursing; Watton; Katy; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_nature/id/945

Watton, Katy interviewed by Marilyn Beaton and Jeanette Walsh in Corner Brook on September 18, 2007 on the topic of the experiences of nurses immigrating to Newfoundland and Labrador. She talks about graduating from the Middlesex Hospital School of Nursing as a State Registered Nurse; talks about doing midwifery; talks about coming to Newfoundland to work in Corner Brook; talks about orientation before beginning work; discusses how well she was received by the Newfoundland nursing community; talks about the differences in nursing in England compared to Newfoundland and how some things “shocked” her; talks about differences in terminology and difficulty dealing with the Newfoundland dialect; talks about why she opted to stay in Newfoundland; discusses getting married; talks about visiting home; talks about doing a nursing “refresher” course at Memorial University.