title: From crippledom to orthopaedic nursing: Pyrford 1908-1945.
abstract: This study is based on the records of the institution which finally became known as the Rowley Bristow Orthopaedic Hospital, Pyrford, Surrey. The hospital began as a home for crippled children run by a Church of England charity called the Waifs and Strays' Society. The arrival of a leading practitioner of the new discipline of orthopaedic surgery resulted in the transition from a social model of care to a medical one. One part of this process was the redefining of the role of most of the nurses as the recipients of nursing education, with a view to making orthopaedic nursing more attractive as an occupation. However, this educational strategy resulted in a progressive lowering of the entry age and the recruitment of large numbers of probationers who failed to complete the course.
authors.affiliation: Nene Centre for Healthcare Education, Kettering, Northants.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000266:history*; D016530:Orthopedic Nursing / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom