Historical information

Booklet containing information on the two critical care courses conducted by the Alfred Hospital School of Nursing [ca. 1982/83]. These are listed as an Intensive Care Nursing Course and a Cardiac Nursing Course to support the four Alfred Hospital critical care units: general intensive care, cardio-thoracic surgical intensive care, coronary care and the renal unit.
The index of the booklet is listed as:
- Features common to both courses
- Course specifics
-- Cardiac nursing course
-- Intensive care nursing course
- Book list (common to both courses)

Significance

This booklet was donated directly from the producer and has excellent provenance and strong information on the intensive nursing care requirements of the early 1980's.

Physical description

A slightly larger than A5 booklet with a sand coloured cover. The cover has black printed text, printed emblem, handwriting and stamp on it. The booklet is bound by glue and the back sand colooured cover has detatched.

Inscriptions & markings

'131-01.' [black ink top right hand corner of front cover]
'ALFRED ARCHIVAL ASSOCIATION / - NURSING DIVISION' [black inked stamp top right hand corner of front cover]