Why not nursing as a career?.

Portrays numerous aspects of hospital nursing and nursing education at the London Hospital, together with the diversity of career openings inside and outside the hospital for SRNs. Includes: List of patrons of the London Hospital. Numbers of student nurses at nursing school. Statue of Edith Cavell. Candidate of nursing profession post letter of application to the Matron of the London Hospital. Interview with the matron. Candidate enters Tredegar House for preliminary training. A day at Tredegar House. Making bed. Dummy patient ("Mrs Tredegar"). Invalid cookery class. First aid instruction (resucitation). Bandaging dummy legs. Nurses relacing in garden. Actual nursing begins. Scene in ward. Tea-time for patients. Blanket bath. Feeding patient in bed (commemorative plaque above). "Good night all". "And so to bed ". Nurse reading Penguin book "The four just men" by Edgar Wallace before going to sleep. Next morning: nurses going to hospital. Nurses in masks. Cleaning bottles (for surgical operation?). "A wakeful patient" (adjusting pillows ). "12 midnight". The night cafeteria. 3 a.m. an urgent case (casualty). Nurse fetches physician who examines patient behind curtains. Parents of patient leave with expression of reassurance. Training progress. Oxgyen tent. Patient being put into iron lung. Outpatients (removing earwax?; bandaging head, washing eye-wound). Preparation for operation (disinfecting). Hypodermic injection. Patient placed on trolley. Nurse putting on clean gowns, scrubbing up. Surgeon putting on gloves. Operation in progress (filmed from above). A surgeon lectures to nurses (laughter). Making pills(?). Washing a baby, putting it to bed , bringing it to mother. Off-duty: nurses playing tennis, keep-fit classes, nurses in swimming pool, diving. "Tea and talk" in nurses' bedrooms and in corner of sitting-room. A student-nurses' debate. Ranger's camp fire. Off to the dance (evening-gowns). "Many opportunities await the State Registered Nurse". Nurses in different uniforms illustrate different nursing jobs: hospital staff nurse; private staff nurse; hospital sister; public health nurse; Queen's Institute; navy; imperial military nurse; air force; assistant matron; hospital matron. Successful student looks at certificate. Princess Royal visits London Hospital. "So why not nursing as a career?".