Canada's nursing sisters .: V32-146/2005E-PDF

"Military nursing had its beginnings in the Crimean War, although the tradition of alleviating the sufferings of soldiers is an old one. The organizing of battle nursing and the dispatch of women as nurses, begun by Florence Nightingale for the British, soon found its way to Canada."--p.3.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Veterans Affairs Canada.
Title Canada's nursing sisters .
Variant title Nursing sisters of Canada
Series title Remembrance series
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Other formats Paper-[English | French]
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Infirmières militaires du Canada.
Incorrect catalogue number (V32-36/2005) and ISBN (0-662-68646-2) copied in this PDF edition.
Publishing information [Charlottetown, P.E.I.] : Veterans Affairs Canada, c2005.
Description 24 p. : photos.
Catalogue number
  • V32-146/2005E-PDF
Subject terms Military personnel
Health care
Women workers
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