The Seamans Dispensary
Memoirs of an ICU Nurse with 47 years experience.
Liverpool, London, Edinburgh, Saudi Arabia, Dublin and Sligo!
Episodes
8 episodes
Westminster Hospital, London 1983
Westminster Hospital Intensive Care Unit.Starched aprons and frilly hats that looked like large birds nests .The unweanable Max and his 9 month stay in ICU on a Servo Ventilator.The A.I.D.S epidemic hits the ICU. multiple y...
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Episode 6
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21:07
ICU Liverpool 1982
Undertaking the J.B.C.N.S Course 100 and 249Adult General and Cardio- Thoracic Intensive Care for Nurses.The Blease Ventilators and the IMV Valve.Post op Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts and Aortic / Mitral Valve replacement p...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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32:42
Coronary Care 1981
Prince Charles marries Lady Diana Spencer July 1981.I qualify as State Registered Nurse July 1981.Working in Acute Medical Ward with 4 Coronary Care beds.Applying for J.B.C.N.S 100 Course combined with J.B.C.N.S 249 course....
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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17:41
I would rather Eat Grass!
Nutrition and Naso-Gastric feeding.Mealtimes in the Nightingale Wards.The bath book.Nursing shifts and hours of employment for nurses 1979 and 2026.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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16:24
The Nurses Cape
More experiences as a Student Nurse 1978 to 1981 on Nightingale Wards in St Catherines Hospital, Birkenhead, Liverpool.Nursing Culture on Night Duty.The Nurses Capes, wrap around comfort and warmth, transforming you into a large b...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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28:34
Student Nurse years
My time as Student Nurse 1978 to 1981.1978 the year of the 3 Popes!Traditional Apprenticeship nurse education v current academia.The military style of the Ward Sisters and the fun of breaking the rules as a Student Nurse.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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38:10