Part 3 - The New Nightingale Chronicles - 1980 - 1983

NEW NIGHTINGALES - THE CHRONICLES

The Chronicles - PART 3 of The Life Diaries

Author and Copyright T.D.Barton

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In the 19^th century Florence Nightingale wrote extensively on the Art and Science of Nursing.

Her vision gave rise to today’s Nursing profession.

‘New Nightingales’ is the life story of two Nurses a century after Florence Nightingale.

"Breathe, breathe in the air

Don't be afraid to care"

"All you touch and all you see
Is all your life will ever be"

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon – 1973

All events described in these books are based on the actual life experiences
of 
Robert and Jane Gordon (Pseudonyms)

The characters described in these books are drawn from several sources.

All names have been changed. Any similarities with persons live or deceased is coincidental.

These books are dedicated to the ‘Brockley Bums’

May their spirit spring eternal in the hearts of Student and Qualified Nurses everywhere

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New Nightingales describes the lives and experiences of two young people who were Student Nurses, and then Qualified Nurses, through the 1980s and beyond, spending thirty years as practising Nurses.  The books and chapters follow in instalments, telling the story of the two Student Nurses through their early formative training years, and then through their years a qualified professional Nurses.  They tell the stories of the many varied and unforgettable encounters they had with other Nurses, with Doctors, and with patients in Hospitals, in Wards, and in Clinics and in the Community.  New Nightingales recounts the very personal events that shaped them as people.  

Chapter One (Part One) - THE STUDENT NURSES OF KINGS COLLEGE HOSPITAL

(New Nightingales - Don’t be afraid to care)

Chapter One (Part Two) - THE STUDENT NURSES OF KINGS COLLEGE HOSPITAL (New Nightingales - Don’t be afraid to care)

Chapter Two - NORMANBY COLLEGE OF NURSING INTRODUCTORY BLOCK (Making beds and losing teapots)

Chapter Three - THE FIRST DAYS - BECOMING A STUDENT NURSE (Blondes, bedpan washers and new beginnings)

Chapter Four - SAMBROOKE WARD (Early Duties and Romantic Difficulties)

Chapter Five - BRUNSWICK WARD - St. GILES HOSPITAL (Girlfriends, a Nursing Officer and a Ghost)

Chapter Six - ELDERLY CARE - St. FRANCIS HOSPITAL (Hangovers, the Front Line, and Old Soldiers)

Chapter Seven - THE BELGRAVE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (Holmedene's Golden Age)

Chapter Eight - MENTAL HEALTH - THE MAUDSLEY HOSPITAL (A New Home and Chillies on Toast)

Chapter Nine - MATERNITY – KINGS COLLEGE HOSPITAL (Off Duty, Christmas, Porters, Babies, and Chicken Pox)

Chapter Ten - OPERATING THEATRES – KINGS COLLEGE HOSPITAL (Everything Green, Wars, Bikes and Good Food)

Chapter Eleven - VICTORIA & ALBERT WARD And TRUNDLE & WADDINGTON WARD - KINGS COLLEGE HOSPITAL (Examinations, another new home, night duty and holidays)

Chapter Twelve - ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY - KINGS COLLEGE HOSPITAL (AIDS, a Flashing Boob Tube, Violence, the Spike and a baby)

Chapter Thirteen – WALES & CRITICAL CARE – KINGS COLLEGE HOSPITAL (More New Beginnings, Reflections and Revelations)

Chapter Fourteen - BROWN WARD & RUSKIN WARD - DULWICH HOSPITAL (Sausages, Commodes, and Harsh Lessons)

Chapter Fifteen - LONSDALE WARD – KINGS COLLEGE HOSPITAL - THE SPECIAL CLINIC & COMMUNITY NURSING (Every step you take, we’ll be watching you)

Chapter Sixteen - DAVID FERRIER WARD – KINGS COLLEGE HOSPITAL (A Boy, an Examination and Great Expectations)

ChapterSeventeen - Part 1 - ON BECOMING A STAFF NURSE (Their Life in Your Hands - Breathe in the Air)

ChapterSeventeen - Part 2 - Afterthought - 2010 ON BECOMING A STAFF NURSE (Their Life in Your Hands - Breathe in the Air)