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Not your average nurse: Maggie Groff.

Not your average nurse: Maggie Groff.
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Biography   Harrington . Available .  
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Biography   Forster . Available .  
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ISBN 9780143785347
Shelf Location B/GRO
Biography
Author Groff, Maggie author.
Title Not your average nurse / Maggie Groff.
Publication Details North Sydney, NSW.:
2017 Penguin Random House Australia,
©2017.
Collation 370 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm ;
General Note "From 1970s London to outback Australia, the true story of an unlikely girl and an extraordinary career"--Cover.
Abstract/Summary To a young girl the life of a student nurse sounds exciting, but with long hours and short shrift it's never easy. So when Maggie Groff defies her parents' wishes and embarks as a student nurse at London's King's College Hospital, she must quickly get to grips with the demands of her chosen career. It's sink or swim. In this delightful romp through time, played out against the march of feminism and the fashion, music and movies of almost half a century ago, we follow Maggie's highs and lows as she struggles with stern ward sisters and wilful patients, and eventually qualifies as a registered nurse and sets sail for Australia. From nursing at a poor London housing estate and working as an in-house nurse at glamorous Selfridges to treating injuries on the Great Barrier Reef and becoming an industrial nurse at the iconic Sydney Opera House, Maggie shares her stories of mistakes and mayhem, tea and sympathy, and the life-affirming moments that made it all worthwhile.
Subject Groff, Maggie
Nurses -- Australia -- Biography
Immigrants -- Australia -- Biography
Nurses -- England -- Biography
Nurses
Nurses -- England -- Anecdotes
Nurses -- Australia -- Anecdotes
Immigrants -- Australia -- Anecdotes
Anecdotes
Biographies
Alternate Title Not your average nurse : from 1970s London to outback Australia, the true story of an unlikely girl and an extraordinary career
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