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Patients Bed with Side Rails

Credit LineGift from St. Joseph's Health Care London, 2008
Object number2008.005.161
Label TextIn the first half of the 20th century, much of the student nurse’s training in hospital schools occurred at or near the bedside. They learned how to maintain the cleanliness of the hospital and the equipment used within it. They learned how to care for their patients. And they learned how to navigate the complex social environment within the hospital.
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