A century of service : a history of the Irish nurses and midwives organisation, 1919-2019
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Published
Dublin : Irish Academic Press, 2019.
Format
Print Material
ISBN
9781788550628 (hbk.) :
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| Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Regional Hospital Library, Mullingar | 610.73 DOR | On Shelf | |
| Midland Regional Hospital Library, Tullamore | 610.7309 LOU | On Shelf | |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Library, Drogheda | 610.7309 | On Shelf | |
| Sligo University Hospital | 610.7309 | On Shelf | |
| St. Columcille’s Hospital Dublin | 610.7309 LOU | NURSEPRACT | On Shelf |
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Published
Dublin : Irish Academic Press, 2019.
Physical Desc
352 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Street Date
201903
Language
English
ISBN
9781788550628 (hbk.) :
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Description
In February 1919, 20 nurses and midwives meeting in Dublin to discuss their poor working conditions took a historic decision to establish a trade union - the first of its kind in the world. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) now numbers 40,000 and is Ireland's largest nurse and midwife representative association. This book examines the heady social and economic backdrop that gave birth to the INMO, putting names and faces to the founders and delving into the challenges they encountered. It details the organisation's conservative middle years and its recent emergence as one of the most vocal protagonists for nurses, midwives and patients in Ireland, while also exploring the vast and varied service that the Organisation provides to its members.