Download or read book Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps written by Juliet Piggott and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 1990-05-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of the QARANC records the role that nursing has played in the army from the 17th century until the present day. The author describes the rise of the early army nursing organizations and the genesis of QARANC. Her picture of Florence Nightingale is revealing in that it puts aside the conventional myths and shows us a woman of powerful influence and fierce determination who provided the administrative impetus for the formal advancement of army nursing.