Men in the nursing team.

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1973
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Men in the nursing team. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Produced to interest school-leavers of both sexes in nursing as a career, the film shows how male and female nurses work as a team. The increasingly important role of male nurses is also addressed, particularly in the treatment of mental illness and in intensive care. Teamwork is re-emphasised in the final sequence of split-second co-operation by male and female staff dealing successfully with a cardiac arrest. 4 segments.

Publication/Creation

UK : Central Office of Information, 1973.

Physical description

1 encoded moving image (20.46 min.) : sound, color

Duration

00:20:46

Copyright note

Crown copyright, managed by BFI.

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Unrestricted
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Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0 UK: England & Wales

Language note

In English

Creator/production credits

Produced by the Central Office of Information for the Department of Health and Social Security. Made by Rayant Pictures Ltd. Photographed by Douglas Ransom, sound by Frederick Sharp, edited by Marcus Manton, produced by John Durst and written and directed by Julian Spiro.

Notes

This video was made from material preserved by the BFI National Archive

Contents

Segment 1 A male and female nurse interview people on the street about what they think anaemia is - most people are unsure. They discuss their findings with the other nurses in the hospital. The senior nurse explains that nurses must always be fully informed and they discuss signs, symptoms and causes of anaemia. Next, a class of children with mental disabilities are seen, with nurses helping them learn to walk. A child is taught the reflex of putting ones hands out when falling. An older girl is seen learning to do the washing up. Next, a nursing lecturer discusses mental illness, saying that it can affect anyone at anytime. Time start: 00:00:00:00 Time end: 00:04:30:06 Length: 00:04:30:06
Segment 2 A psychiatric nurse demonstrates a case study by talking to a woman with depression. The narrator explains that psychiatry is a relatively young branch of medicine but that the relationship between nurse and patient is very important. A hospital policy meeting is seen and they discuss the staff-patient relationship. They recommend care studies. A student nurse reports on his case study of a woman with anxiety and depression. He gives the case history and is seen talking to the patient and reassuring her about her hospital stay. He describes her progress to the nursing group, including her medication. Time start: 00:04:30:06 Time end: 00:09:52:04 Length: 00:05:21:33
Segment 3 At the end of her hospital stay, the patient is seen telling the doctor that she is feeling better. She then attends the industrial rehabilitation unit to get back into the habit of mixing and working with people again. Next, the film addresses day hospitals - treating people with mental illnesses who attend a clinic rather than staying in a hospital. A group psychotherapy session is seen; one man arrives late due to a panic attack waiting for a bus. The nurses discuss how he can have a nurse accompany him on the bus in the future. Next, community nursing is addressed. A community nurse and student nurse are seen driving to see a patient. Then two male nurses discuss a patient who hears voices. One nurse visits her to see how her new medication is working and they discuss the voices - she says she now hears them less. Time start: 00:09:52:04 Time end: 00:15:41:02 Length: 00:05:48:23
Segment 4 The community nurse and student nurse are seen again driving to see a patient. The community nurse explains the case - an elderly lady with multiple sclerosis. They arrive at her home and demonstrate a 'helping hand' tool that will help her grasp objects. An intensive care unit is seen, with a male and female nurse attaching a male patient to a heart monitor. He goes into cardiac arrest; the female nurse calls the emergency team and the male nurse administers CPR. The doctors arrive and give adrenaline; the patient's heart returns to normal. He is seen two days later saying he feels much better. The film ends with a montage of all the nurses seen throughout and the narrator says, 'Nursing. It's a job for people that care'. End credits. Time start: 00:15:41:02 Time end: 00:20:46:15 Length: 00:05:05:13

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