The geriatric hospital felt like a backwater : AAspects of older people's nursing in Britain, 1955-1980

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 2764-2772

  Brooks, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erving goffman; Geriatrics; History of nursing practice; Oral history; Total institution

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; GERIATRICS; HISTORY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; GERIATRICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY OF NURSING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS;

EID: 69949170802     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02888.x     Document Type: Article

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51. AC, interviewed on 11th June 2007 by Jane Brooks. Trained in London, 1960-1964. Older adult experience as staff nurse in 1970.
52. AE, interviewed 30th October 2007, by Jane Brooks. Trained in London, 1979-1983. Older adult experience as student nurse in 1980.
53. AS, interviewed 15th June 2007 by Jane Brooks. Trained in the North West, 1957-1960. Older adult experience as student nurse in 1950s and then later as RN from 1969.
54. CD, interviewed on 1st August 2007 by Jane Brooks. Trained in London, 1966-1970. Older adult experience as student nurse in 1967 and later as senior nurse.
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56. ER, interviewed on 25th July 2007 by Jane Brooks. Trained in the North West, 1960s. Older adult experience as student nurse in 1960s and later as sister and senior nurse in 1980s.
57. FM, interviewed on 25th July 2007 by Jane Brooks. Trained in the North East, 1954-1957. Older adult experience on night duty as student nurse and later as senior nurse.
58. HW, interviewed on 23rd March 2008 by Jane Brooks. Trained in London, 1957-1960. Older adult experience as student nurse in 1950s and later as senior nurse.
59. JM, interviewed on 25th April by Jane Brooks. Trained in Liverpool, early 1970s. Older adult experience as student nurse in 1970s.
60. JS, interviewed on 14th April 2008 by Jane Brooks. Trained in Bolton, 1960s. Older adult experience as student nurse in 1960s and later as RN.
61. LW interviewed on 6th December 2007 by Jane Brooks. Trained in London, 1970s. Older adult experience as student nurse in 1970s and later in senior clinical and academic positions.
62. RL interviewed on 17th March 2008 by Jane Brooks. Trained in the North West, 1970s. Older adult experience as pupil nurse [training to be a State Enrolled Nurse] in 1971 for 16 weeks.
63. SL, interviewed on 23rd May 2007 by Jane Brooks. Trained in the South East, 1966-1969. Older adult experience as student nurse in 1967.