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Contents

  1. Oral History Abstract - part 4
    000'50" Mending Surgical Gloves
    002'55" Responsibility for Food
    004'30" Matrons, Supervisors and Ward Sisters
    006'25" Types of Patients
  2. See also

Oral History Abstract - part 4


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Recorded: 26 JUN 2012 Interviewer: Kate Prebble
Equipment Type: Fostex FR-2LE Digital Recorder Abstractor: Kate Prebble
000'50"
Mending Surgical Gloves
Explains how junior nurses would mend surgical gloves when working in THEATRE; washed gloves, inflated by blowing to find holes, stuck on patches made from oldest gloves. Put each glove on rack outside to dry, then re-tested, powdered and rolled up ready for sterilising. The most mended gloves were used by the 'dirty nurse' in theatre.
002'55"
Responsibility for Food
Responsible for cleanliness around locker though there were cleaners. Spent time in DIET KITCHEN learning about special diets. Talks of nurse's role dishing out meals (whispered comment). Food arrived in large stainless steel trolleys, plugged in on ward, senior student nurse organised dishes and cutlery; served by WARD SISTER. 'It was quite ceremonial'.
004'30"
Matrons, Supervisors and Ward Sisters
Explains about WARD SISTER's presence and control, she 'definitely had a place', contrasts this with today. 'She was right there on the floor, so was the MATRON’. Comments that MATRON did daily rounds, as did supervisors. Notes that they knew all the patients. Describes NIGHT SUPERVISOR's visits. Expected nurses to know all patients. 'They were all powerful but they also knew everything .... set high standard and lived up to it'.
006'25"
Types of Patients
Explains that patients stayed for long periods, weeks or months. Nurses did lots of hands-on basic nursing care for patients in bed who on the whole, were dressed in hospital-issue night wear. Remembers basic nursing care, washing, feeding. Talks of the 'four-hourly backs': washed with soap and water, rubbed then finished with methylated spirits. Recalls that there were not many pressure sores (disturbance as someone enters room).

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