Uniformed students and staff in the School of Nursing library reading room in either Hanes House or Baker House. The nursing library was part of the Duke Hospital library until it was moved to the second floor of the Baker House in April 1944....
At the center, a line of men and women can be seen in front of a large piece of medical equipment. A nurse is using the piece of equipment on a male patient, while another nurse stands behind her.
Nurses' aides training at Duke Hospital. One student brushes the teeth of a mannequin patient while other nurses' aides students gather around the bed. An instructor is also present.
Thelma Ingles came to Duke university in 1944 supported by a United States Public Health Service grant to study the role of the nurse in the clinic. She returned to Duke in 1949 as professor and chair of the Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing...