'I'm only an old nurse ...', by Miss Gaw (story details)
Story Title: 'I'm only an old nurse ...', by Miss Gaw
Collection: Nurses' Voices From the Northern Ireland Troubles (collection)
Organisation: History of Nursing Network, RCN NI (organisation)
One of the nurses, midwives, and health visitors who wrote their personal account of working in Northern Ireland during the period of the Troubles. The story was published in the book 'Nurses' Voices' (2013).
Story DetailsShowHide
Title |
'I'm only an old nurse ...', by Miss Gaw (story details) |
Description |
One of the nurses, midwives, and health visitors who wrote their personal account of working in Northern Ireland during the period of the Troubles. The story was published in the book 'Nurses' Voices' (2013). |
Creator |
History of Nursing Network, RCN NI |
Subject |
Stories from nurses, midwives, and health visitors who worked in Northern Ireland during the period of the Troubles. |
Publisher |
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Publishing Company Limited. |
Date |
2013 |
Format |
Text |
Language |
English |
Coverage |
Northern Ireland; 1969 to 1998 |
Story Title |
'I'm only an old nurse ...', by Miss Gaw |
Story Available |
Not on-line. Story available in published book. |
Story Format |
Text (pages 108-109 in the book) |
Story Source |
Story contained within the book: Graham, Margaret., and Orr, Jean. (editors) (2013). Nurses' Voices From the Northern Ireland Troubles. Harrow-on-the-Hill: RCN Publishing Company Ltd. |
Interviewee Surname |
Gaw |
Interviewee Gender |
Female |
Occupation during conflict |
Healthcare worker (nurse, midwife, or health visitor) |
Status |
Civilian |
Published Format |
Document |
Themes/Topics Mentioned |
Healthcare Staff |
Collection InformationShowHide
Title |
Nurses' Voices From the Northern Ireland Troubles (collection) |
Description |
A collection of stories from nurses, midwives, and health visitors published in a book in 2013. The book contains a list of the 65 nurses who told their stories. However, the actual stories within the book are anonymised. The stories were written by the individual nurses and some of the stories had been published previously. |
Creator |
Margaret Graham and Jean Orr (editors) |
Subject |
Stories from nurses, midwives, and health visitors who worked in Northern Ireland during the period of the Troubles. |
Publisher |
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Publishing Company Limited. |
Date |
2013 |
Relation |
The collection was published in the following book: Graham, Margaret., and Orr, Jean. (editors) (2013). Nurses' Voices From the Northern Ireland Troubles. Harrow-on-the-Hill: RCN Publishing Company Ltd. |
Format |
Book |
Language |
English |
Coverage |
Northern Ireland; 1969 to 1998 |
Stories Collected |
65 |
Organisation InformationShowHide
Title |
History of Nursing Network, RCN NI (organisation) |
Description |
A group of former nurses and researchers who collected personal stories from nurses, midwives, and health visitors who worked in Northern Ireland from 1969 to 1998. Extracts from the stories were published in a book entitled: 'Nurses' Voices From the Northern Ireland Troubles' (2013). |
Subject |
Stories from nurses, midwives, and health visitors who worked in Northern Ireland during the period of the Troubles. |
Publisher |
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) |
Date |
2013 |
Funder |
Research and story gathering funded by a bequest from Dr Mona Grey. |
Citation
History of Nursing Network, RCN NI. (2013). 'I'm only an old nurse ...', by Miss Gaw. Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Publishing Company Limited..
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 28 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/index.php/items/show/3339>
Accounts of the Conflict; Accessed: 28 December 2024 <http://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/index.php/items/show/3339>