Through the eyes of a young nurse, dramatically introduced to a nursing vocation in mental hospitals, the film shows what life is like in a modern hospital dedicated to the treatment of the mentally sick.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323071
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Career education
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Occupations
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Vocational guidance
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Career education
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Nursing - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Vocational guidance
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental illness - Treatment
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Nursing - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychiatric hospital care
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychiatric nursing
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)