Physical description

Royal blue hardcover book with a light blue dustjacket. The title and authors are printed in blue along the spine. At the base of the spine is an orange sticker with 'B 146' handwritten on it. The front shows a large portrait of Jane Bell, The title is printed in dark blue above the image, below the image (in smaller text) is the sub-heading and author's names.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

'B146' [Handwritten in black ink on an orange sticker attched to the spine]
'B146' [Handwritten in pencil on the first page]
'16.9.97 / It gives me great pleasure / to donate this book to the /Returned Nurses and Services / Club and R.S.L. Sub Branch./ It was my good fortune to spend / the early months of my nurse / training at the Melbourne Hospital / (now Royal) whilst Miss Bell was / still Matron. She was an / extraordinary woman, administrator / and way ahead of / business management practices. / Read the book and you'll / enjoy details about the functions / of this W.W.I. nurse. / Betty C. Lawson.' [Handwritten in blue ink on the third page]
'RETURNED & SERVICES NURSES' / CLUB OF VIC SUB BRANCH R.S.L.' [Stamped in purple ink on multiple pages]

Summary

The story of Jane Bell, "a pioneer nurse-administrator and teacher, who was dedicated to achieving standards of excellence. Acknowledged as "The Nurses' Statesman" her influence was to benefit the Australian nursing profession over a lengthy span of years. - from dustjacket.