Fever hospitals and fever nurses

"This book is the first in-depth account of the development of fever hospitals and fever nursing - mainly in nineteenth and twentieth-century Britain. Rare social aspects are provided through probationers' views of their training and patient impact case studies, and key nurse leaders are featured, including ex-fever nurse Edith Cavell. Fever Hospitals and Fever Nurses provides new insights into how the predominantly female work force coped with epidemics, some of which were of national significance. The book also reflects current concerns, including the challenging nature of infectious disease and biological warfare." "Fever Hospitals and Fever Nurses will be vital reading for academics and students in nursing history and of great interest to current and former medical and nursing staff. Patients and their relatives, medical, social and family historians, students of women's history and control of infection nurses will all discover relevant data."--Jacket.