Papers of Elizabeth McKinven (nee McMillan)

• Reference:GB 1199 C298
• Dates of Creation:11 Nov 1941 - 23 Sep 1946
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  0.05m

• Scope and Content

  This collection contains the personal papers of nurse Elizabeth McKinven (nee McMillan). These include the following nursing lecture notebooks:

  Theory of Nursing. Includes staffing seniority, bed-making, hygiene, dressings, 11 Nov 1941 - 23 Jan 1942;

  Anatomy & Physiology including cell structure, bones, muscles, stomach etc., 12 Nov 1941 - 23 Jan 1942;

  Hygiene. Includes elements, ventilation, heating, sick room, 11 Nov 1941 - 23 Jan 1942;

  Medical, The ? of nature and use of medicines, 20 Apr 1943 - 20 Jun 1943;

  First aid & bacteriology, 16 Nov 1942 - 1 Sep 1943;

  Air Raid Precautions including details of bombings, gassings and shelters, 7 Jan 1942 - 11 Feb 1942;

  Senior Nursing. Includes administering drugs, blood bank, inflammations, 16 Sep 1943 - 12 Dec 1944;

  Medical lectures. Includes diseases of the blood vessels, fever, asthma, 29 Nov 1944 - 2 Feb 1945;

  Surgical nursing, Aug 1944;

  Surgical nursing continued, 26 Oct 1944 - 16 Nov 1944;

  Special Diseases, 11 Jan 1944 - 30 Mar 1944;

  Special Diseases continued, 4 Apr 1944;

  Midwifery and Gynaecology, 16 Feb 1945 - 17 Jan 1946;

  Midwifery, 4 Sep 1945;

  Midwifery case book from the Royal Maternity Hospital, Glasgow, 23 Jun 1946 - 23 Sep 1946. Please note that this case book is closed until 24 September 2046 for data protection.

• Access Information

  This collection is available for research subject to data protection laws. Readers are advised to contact the RCN Archives in advance of their visit.