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You wouldn't want to live without nurses! / written by Fiona Macdonald ; Illustrated by David Antram ; series created by David Salariya.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: You wouldn't want to--Publisher: [New York] : Franklin Watts, 2017Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780531224625 (library binding)
  • 0531224627 (library binding)
  • 9781911242307
  • 9780531224915 (pbk.)
  • 0531224910 (pbk.)
  • 191124230X
Other title:
  • You would not want to live without nurses!
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Call the nurse! -- A caring career -- Nursed at home -- Care not cure -- Houses of healing -- The new nurses -- Observation and communication -- Think clearly, act quickly, keep calm -- We have the technology -- Daring to care -- Care in the community -- Nursing past, present, and future.
Summary: "For thousands of years, nurses have tended to the sick and the wounded. Although they don't get the glory, nurses are just as important as doctors. Read all about the eventful history of nursing and marvel at how nurses today take care of us in the hospital or at home, comfort relatives, cheer us up when we have to stay in bed, and help us make a complete recovery,"--back cover.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 610.73 M135 Available 33111008557601
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 610.73 M135 Checked out 05/29/2024 33111008477446
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Although they don't get the glory, nurses are just as important as doctors.This series takes readers (Ages 8-12) on a historical journey, examining how people coped in the past and how they developed ingenious ways to make life safer and less unpleasant. Each book features full-color cartoon-style illustrations and hilarious speech bubbles to heighten interest, making the series attractive even to reluctant readers.For thousands of years, nurses have tended to the sick and the wounded. They look after us in hospital, making sure that we have everything we need to make a quick and complete recovery. When we're ill for a long time, they visit us at home to carry on our treatment. They keep wards organized, comfort relatives, and cheer us up when we're bored of laying in hospital beds all day. You wouldn't want to live without nurses!

Includes index.

Call the nurse! -- A caring career -- Nursed at home -- Care not cure -- Houses of healing -- The new nurses -- Observation and communication -- Think clearly, act quickly, keep calm -- We have the technology -- Daring to care -- Care in the community -- Nursing past, present, and future.

"For thousands of years, nurses have tended to the sick and the wounded. Although they don't get the glory, nurses are just as important as doctors. Read all about the eventful history of nursing and marvel at how nurses today take care of us in the hospital or at home, comfort relatives, cheer us up when we have to stay in bed, and help us make a complete recovery,"--back cover.

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