A Home Sister adjusting the cap of a new probationer nurse at City Hospital
- Date:
- 4 Oct 1941
- Location:
- CITY HOSPITAL, Longfield Terrace, City of Plymouth
- Reference:
- MED01/01/2139
- Type:
- Photograph (Print)
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Description
The original caption may contain language which is historic and which may no longer be considered appropriate. It has been retained in the record in the interest of historical accuracy.
The caption on the reverse of the photograph reads: “Probationer and staff nurse at work. Picture shows the new probationer, Miss D.Cockerell, putting on her first uniform and being shown by Home Sister how to adjuster her cap.”
Women, and later men, aged over 16 years could begin training to be a nurse as a probationer. Probationers would be observed and examined to determine their suitability as nurses and, after passing examinations, could then pursue further qualifications. See also MED01/01/2138 and MED01/01/2140-2149. High-resolution copies of this image are available for free for non-commercial use. Please Enquire to place an order.
Content
This is part of the Series: MED01/01 Series Of Prints; within the Collection: MED01 Topical Press Agency Medical Collection
Rights
Source: Historic England Archive
People & Organisations
Photographer: Harrison, Norman Kingsley
Keywords
Hospital, Nurses Hostel, Health And Welfare, Women's History