Nursing History - The State of the Art

In recent years there has been a growth in interest in the history of nursing, both from nurses themselves, and on the part of historians and sociologists. Originally published in 1987 this book presents some of the most interesting work in this field from authors in Britain, the USA and Australia and is a major addition to this literature.

List of contents

1.Nursing History: Contemporary Practice and Contemporary Concerns Christopher Maggs 2. The Development of Professional Nursing in New South Wales, Australia Josephine Castle 3. The Nightingale Nurses: The Myth and the Reality Monica E. Baly 4. The Yale Experiment: Innovation in Nursing Education Sidney D. Krampitz 5. Midwifery: Legal or Illegal? A Case Study of an Accused, 1905 Alice Friedman 6. Nursing Power, Nursing Politics Sidney D. Krampitz 7. The Emergence of Training Programmes for Asylum Nursing at the Turn of the Century Olga Maranjian Church 8. A History of the Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Kansas City: The First 75 Years Laura Linebach 9. For the Good of the Patient? Ruth Hawker 10. From Individual Dedication to Social Activism: Historical Development of Nursing Professionalism Cynthia Q. Woods 11. Proft and Loss and the Hospital Nurse Christopher Maggs.

Product details

• Authors: C.hristopher J. Maggs
• Assisted by: C.hristopher J. Maggs (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 17.09.2025
• EAN: 9781041113430
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4111343-0
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Nurse Education and Nursing Care
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Nursing, MEDICAL / Nursing / Nurse & Patient, HISTORY / Women, MEDICAL / Medical History & Records, MEDICAL / Caregiving, History of Medicine, Social and cultural history