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Scrubbing Bed Pans and Emptying Ashtrays: Nurses Look Back at 50 Years on the Wards

Marian Brown and Linnea Carlson revisit strict 1970s ward training and the friendships that carried them through five decades of nursing.

Summary by southcoastregister.com.au
The 1976 Wollongong Hospital nursing intake marks 50 years. Discover the strict curfews and close bonds that defined a nurse's training.

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Scrubbing bed pans and emptying ashtrays: nurses look back at 50 years on the wards

The 1976 Wollongong Hospital nursing intake marks 50 years. Discover the strict curfews and close bonds that defined a nurse's training.

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Scrubbing bed pans and emptying ashtrays: Wollongong nurses look back on 50 years on the wards

Marion Brown and Linnea Carlson recall their 1976 Wollongong Hospital training. Discover how nursing changed from smoking wards to smartphones.

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