Nursing in New Zealand: History and Reminiscences

Contents

• • [covers]
  • Nursing in New Zealand
  • [frontispiece]
  • [title page]
  • Dedicated — to — Dr. Agnes Bennett — My friend of many years, on whose advice I came to New Zealand
  • Foreword p. 9
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
• • Chapter I. — Arriving in New Zealand
  • Chapter II. — My Predecessor and her Work p. 20
  • Chapter III. — Reciprocity of State Registration of Nurses p. 26
  • Chapter IV. — Taking up my Appointment p. 33
  • Chapter V. — My Tour with Mrs. Neill p. 35
  • Chapter VI. — Hospital System and Early Hospitals p. 41
  • Chapter VII. — Visits to Mental Hospitals p. 49
  • Chapter VIII. — Reorganisation of Departments p. 53
  • Chapter IX. — St. Helens Hospitals and Other Maternity Hospitals p. 56
  • Chapter X. — Formation of the New Zealand Trained Nurses' Association p. 65
  • Chapter XI. — Kai Tiaki.—The Commencement of the Nurses' Journal p. 71
  • Chapter XII. — Hospital Investigations and Enquiries p. 74
  • Chapter XIII. — Superannuation of Nurses p. 79
  • Chapter XIV. — Private Nursing and Private Hospitals p. 81
  • Chapter XV. — Military Nursing p. 83
  • Chapter XVI. — Back-Block District Nursing p. 86
  • Chapter XVII. — Plunket Nursing p. 92
  • Chapter XVIII. — School Nursing Service p. 96
  • Chapter XIX. — Conference of Hospital Boards p. 97
  • Chapter XX. — Affiliated Training p. 100
  • Chapter XXI. — The Home of Compassion p. 103
  • Chapter XXII. — University Diplomas p. 106
  • Chapter XXIII. — Holiday Jaunts. Visit to Franz Josef Glacier p. 108
  • Chapter XXIV. — Smallpox Epidemic p. 116
  • Chapter XXV. — School of Massage p. 118
  • Chapter XXVI. — Tuberculosis Nursing p. 122
  • Chapter XXVII. — Formation of New Zealand Army Nursing Service p. 125
  • Chapter XXVIII. — A New Year's Day Trip and Getting Ready for Departure p. 135
  • Chapter XXIX. — Farewells p. 139
  • Chapter XXX. — Really Off! p. 143
  • Chapter XXXI. — Arrival in England p. 146
  • Chapter XXXII. — Setting Out for Egypt p. 154
  • Chapter XXXIII. — Taking Over our New Zealand Hospital p. 163
  • Chapter XXXIV. — I go to Port Said p. 166
  • Chapter XXXV. — Visits to Hospitals p. 171
  • Chapter XXXVI. — Some Excursions in Egypt p. 178
  • Chapter XXXVII. — Return to New Zealand p. 183
  • Chapter XXXVIII. — Arrival in New Zealand and News of Marquette Disaster p. 186
  • Chapter XXXIX. — New Zealand Hospitals in England and France p. 195
  • Chapter XXXX. — Our Sisters with Imperial Units p. 202
  • Chapter XLI. — Attempt to Send Unqualified Women as Nurses to Egypt p. 205
  • Chapter XLII. — Meeting Returned Sisters p. 207
  • Chapter XLIII. — Military Hospitals in New Zealand p. 209
  • Chapter XLIV. — Honours for our Nurses p. 215
  • Chapter XLV. — Ordinary Official Work p. 221
  • Chapter XLVI. — Influenza Epidemic p. 226
  • Chapter XLVII. — Red Cross Nursing p. 230
  • Chapter XLVIII. — Welcomes to Returned Sisters p. 232
  • Chapter XLIX. — Visit of the Prince of Wales p. 237
  • Chapter L. — Various Ceremonies at Hospitals and Tributes to Matrons p. 239
  • Chapter LI. — Holiday Visit to Australia p. 242
  • Chapter LII. — Maternal Mortality—Preventive Work p. 244
  • Chapter LIII. — Nurses' Christian Union p. 247
  • Chapter LIV. — Dental Nursing Scheme p. 249
  • Chapter LV. — Passing Over of Military Hospitals p. 251
  • Chapter LVI. — Retirement from Office p. 253
• Appendix
  • Obituary p. 261
  • A Summary of Nursing History and Legislation in New Zealand p. 265
  • Nurses' and Midwives' Legislation p. 268
  • Reciprocity p. 272
  • List of First Fifty Nurses to go on Active Service p. 273
  • Sisters Lost in the “Marquette.” p. 274
  • Died on Active Service
  • list Of Advance Subscribers p. 275

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