A Life of Caring

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By (author): Marilyn Beaton

With: Marilyn Marsh

A collection of oral histories from nurses practicing during the 20s and 30s in Newfoundland and Labrador.

AUTHOR

Marilyn Beaton

Marilyn Beaton has been a nurse for over thirty years. For many of those years she has been an Associate Professor at the Memorial University School of Nursing where she has taught basic and Post RN nursing students. Throughout her career Marilyn has been very active in nursing, serving on various provincial and national committees. Marilyn comes from a family tradition of nursing with many of her family members having also been nurses. Because of this and other nurses she has met, she wanted to record the history, tell the stories and preserve the strong tradition of nursing in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Marilyn Marsh

Now retired, Marilyn Marsh practiced nursing for many years in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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“A vivid and dynamic book … each story has something unique, some details or turns of events that surprises and intrigues.” – Robin McGrath, The Telegram

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Dimensions:

208 Pages

Published:

December 15, 2009

City of Publication:

St. John’s

Country of Publication:

CA

Publisher:

Breakwater Books Ltd.

ISBN:

9781550812602

Book Subjects:

MEDICAL / History

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Language:

eng

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