Oakley, Brigadier Ada. Brigadier Ada Oakley discusses nursing practices in Newfoundland

Oakley entered the Grace Hospital School of Nursing in July 1926 as a maternity nurse doing an 18-month course. She graduated in 1928 and wore a white uniform for one year. The Grace Hospital became a general in 1929 and Oakley went back as a student and did another 18-month course and graduated in...

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Main Author: Beaton, Marilyn
Other Authors: Oakley, Brigadier Ada
Format: Audio
Language:English
Published: 2001
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_nature/id/967
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Summary:Oakley entered the Grace Hospital School of Nursing in July 1926 as a maternity nurse doing an 18-month course. She graduated in 1928 and wore a white uniform for one year. The Grace Hospital became a general in 1929 and Oakley went back as a student and did another 18-month course and graduated in 1931. She talks about her time in nursing in Newfoundland