Holmes (Burton) Films, Inc.Nursing (1942)

Careers for women and men.

This item is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives

Producer: Holmes (Burton) Films, Inc.
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W
Keywords: Occupations: Health care; Gender roles; Medicine: Nursing

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: Spuzz - - November 29, 2003
Subject: Nurse! Nurrrrrse!

Amusing take of what it took to be a nurse in 1942. Girls! Listen up! If you have a high school diploma, good social skills, a sense of humor etc, then you can sign up with a government approved nursing school. You'll have to to chemistry and biology courses though, along with other classes. Oh, and men, don't bother applying, unless you want to become an occupational nurse or work in prison (interesting). Also interesting is that even though the schools are all probably located away from the faciluties, the teachers all wear nurses' hats.

Reviewer: MichaelJoel - - September 30, 2002
Subject: Good quality, interesting

Very interesting to see the qualifications of a
nurse in 1942. Film is good quality.

Shotlist

SHOWS NURSES AT WORK IN MANY DIFFERENT JOBS INCL. ASSISTING W/ OPERATIONS & X-RAYS, & IN SPECIAL FIELDS SUCH AS SCHOOLS & INDUSTRIAL PLANT HOSPITALS.

Vocational film about careers in nursing.
Choosing a nursing school; what happens in school; state licensing examinations; choice of a more specific nursing career: private duty nursing; public health nursing; visiting nursing.

Stock shots:
[Unusual visual] women in groups of four lying floor legs locked together doing situps;
women in laboratory; instruction in nutrition and cookery; students nurses practicing on each other; sanitation; test taking;
school nurses weighing students on a large scale; measuring height;
Children's ward in hospital; smiling infants

Voiceover:
"To a great extent, heavy industry employs male nurses who are increasing in number and other men in nursing are employed in the care of the mentally ill and in prison hospitals."

Zero = first title

00:07 Young woman writing at desk with lamp
00:55 CU hand writing with fountain pen
00:58 Woman in fur coat enters office building through revolving door
01:11 Older nurse behind desk interviews woman in fur cost
01:48 Doctor and nurse examine patient in bed
01:56 Women in gymnasium doing sit-ups
02:05 Student nurses in classroom
03:00 Student nurses in laboratory
03:21 Student nurses prepare food in kitchen
03:32 Nurse prepares tray of food
03:46 Nurse takes patient's temperature
04:05 Nurse with mask washes hands
04:24 Nurse prepares and administers injection
05:00 Women at school desks taking examination (test)
05:30 Nurse gives patient a pill, fluffs pillow
06:20 Nurse bandages man's arm
06:39 School nurse weighs young woman
07:00 Nurse takes little girl's temperature and pulse
07:02 Heroic nursing poster and American flag waving
08:06 Nurse prepares intravenous injection (IV)
08:26 Nurse assists during surgery
09:10 Administrative nurses behind office desk
09:37 Nurse feeds boy in bed
09:55 Nurse presents newborn baby to mother



NURSES HOSPITALS JOBS CAREERS SCHOOLS INDUSTRY X-RAYS OPERATIONS