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1943
Hospital Ward
Some Nightingale-style wards like this one
were still in use in the 1940s and to some
extent the Nightingale method of nursing
training was still practiced. But that was
changing rapidly. It was no longer enough for
nurses to deal simply with the patient’s comfort
and cleanliness. New technologies meant more
involvement. Injection of insulin, sulphonamides
and penicillin, for example; attention to patient
ventilators and tracheotomies; using machines
for monitoring a patient’s condition. The
specialisation of medical care after World War
II created the need for specialised nursing.
Image, NSW State Archives, NRS-4481-3-[7/16087]-St26105
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