Don’t Stand on the Grass
Fleur Finnie with Christine Mitchell – Vista Publications
Memoirs of early nursing in Melbourne.
What a tough life.
Born with physical disabilities and prominent red birth marks on her face Fleur did not have an easy childhood. Her father had an unstable temper which had a lasting impact for Fleur.
Fleur appears to have devoted her life to nursing and caring for others.
Her stories of life as a nursing assistant and her training are brutal and frank.
What was expected of nurses was to give over virtually all their time and also fund various activities i.e. brass cleaner for use on the wards and bananas for the specialist sandwiches.
They even had to cook a Sunday roast for the patients.
Nursing had a very hierarchical structure. It was about rules strictly adhered to.
Fleur managed to make her voice heard and had a determination to become a triple certificate nurse despite her disability, small stature and a condition of vomiting that went on for years.
She went on to become a nurse tutor leader.
What shines through this memoir is her absolute dedication to her work despite many hardships.
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