1. Origins of the nursing tradition -- 2. Nightingale nurses in Australia -- 3. Nurses on wheels - district nursing -- 4. Nurses on horseback - bush nursing -- 5. "Save the babies" - infant welfare -- 6. The border nurses -- 7. Male nurses -- 8. Army nurses -- Interlude - expanding horizons -- 9. Nurses with banners - the 1985 strike -- 10. One nurse's history
Summary
Origins of the nursing tradition - Nightingale nurses in Australia - District nursing - Bush nursing - Infant welfare - Border nurses - Male nurses - Army nurses - Expanding horizons - The 1985 strike - Elizabeth Burchill's story
Analysis
Nursing--Australia--History
Nursing--Victoria--History
Notes
CIP changed: Former title was Australian nursing since Nightingale
Includes index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-253) and index