nursing

Describes the job responsibilities of health care workers and explains what is needed to get a position in the field. Information on how to dress and speak and how to obtain the necessary skills and training, education requirements, working conditions, and paths to advancement as well as how to interact with bosses and coworkers and flourish in the workplace.

Looks at the different tasks performed by nurses, and discusses where they learn and where they work. Includes an activity.

Illustrations, photographs, and paintings illuminate the many facets of the history of nursing.

The destinies of two Scottish families, one of shopkeepers and one of wealth and power, become entwined through their involvement in World War I, social causes, and love.

Simple text and photographs describe the work of a nurse taking care of patients at a hospital.

Presents an introduction to being a nurse, in simple text with illustrations, describing the education, training, skills, uniforms, and jobs related to a career in nursing.

Tells the life story of Mary Eliza Mahoney, the first professional African-American nurse in the U.S., and discusses the development of the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses and the advances made and challenges faced by African-Americans in nursing since.

Describes the varied tasks and responsibilities of a nurse in an obstetrician's office.

Biography of a woman who distinguished herself during the Civil War by her care of the wounded, and after the war by her social welfare work.

Presents information about careers one can obtain in the field of nursing, including forensic nurses, neonatal nurses, and registered nurses.