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Presents the story of Sarah Emma Edmonds, a woman disguised as a man who joined the Michigan infantry during the Civil War and became a spy for the Union Army.

Presents a brief introduction to the life and accomplishments of Clara Barton, a nurse during the Civil War who founded the American Red Cross in 1881; and includes a time line.

A biography of the Australian nurse who developed a successful method of treating and rehabilitating polio patients and persisted in the struggle, despite ridicule and opposition, to have her methods accepted.

Traces the life of the nineteenth-century English woman who followed her calling to work in hospitals and improve the conditions under which the sick were treated.

A simple introduction to the life and work of Florence Nightingale, the nineteenth-century English woman considered to be the founder of modern nursing.

A brief biography of Clara Barton who was known as the "Angel of the Battlefield" during the American Civil War and later as the founder of the American Red Cross.

Provides a look into the daily routine of a nurse including what they do and how they assist doctors and make their patients comfortable.

Explains the clothing, tools, schooling, and work of nurses.

A lavishly illustrated history of doctors and nurses from ancient Rome to the 1980s.

The author shares stories from her high-stress career working as a nurse for CALSTAR, a helicopter ambulance service that flies accident victims and other emergency patients to major hospital trauma centers.

A graphic novel in which Lester, a recently orphaned boy, is sent to his uncle's farm in Southwestern Ontario, where he befriends a damaged former hockey star and the two escape to a private fantasy world.

Rebecca, a young nurse stationed in Vietnam during the war, must come to grips with her wartime experiences once she returns home to the United States.

Chronicles the experiences of ninety-nine Army and Navy nurses who were captured when the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked the American bases located in the Philippines.

"Introduces pre-readers to simple concepts about what nurses do using short sentences and repetition of words"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the life of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.