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Joan Woodcock always dreamed of becoming a nurse. & in 1966 the dream came true. From her very first day as a naive sixteen-year-old cadet, standing nervously outside the matron's office, this is Joan's story of an eventful career spanning over forty years in NHS nursing. Working on hospital wards, casualty units & out in the community, as well as stints in a prison & a police unit dealing with sexual assault, Joan has seen it all. In this moving memoir she gives an honest, revealing account of a challenging, unpredictable & ultimately rewarding life in nursing. From an early encounter with a horrific axe injury, to the patient who swallowed their suppositories, to daily dealings with difficult patients & all kinds of bodily fluids, Joan shares memories of laughter & tragedy, & of the now defunct matron system that at one time instilled nurses with such high standards of professionalism & patient care.