Island Nurses: Stories of Birth, Life and Death on Remote Great Barrier Island
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (994 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1877505846 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 300 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Adele Robertson and Leonie Howie have lived and worked on Great Barrier Island for over 30 years, Adele as the midwife and Leonie as the nurse.
"Five Stars" according to Bethan Check. f i thoroghly enjoyed this book and could easily relate to the daily situations they coped with
About the AuthorAdele Robertson and Leonie Howie have lived and worked on Great Barrier Island for over 30 years, Adele as the midwife and Leonie as the nurse.
Midwifery and nursing on a remote island brings with it a wide range of dramas and emergencies, and Adele and Leonie have many wonderful, sometimes tragic, sometimes happy, sometimes funny, stories to tell of more than 25 years of challenging and uplifting work with the hardy island inhabitants. It's also a popular summer holiday destination for mainlanders. It has a long history of farming, whaling, and fishing, and the people who live there are a hardy lot, proud of their isolation. Adele and Leonie live and work on remote Great Barrier Island, so called because it faces the full brunt of wild Pacific weather and acts as a barrier for the mainland about 100 kilomet