Nursing History

In recent years there has been an immense growth in interest in the history of nursing, both from nurses themselves, who are keen to discover the roots of their practice and profession, and on the part of historians and sociologists of health care to nursing history, women's history and the development of professional groups. 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.

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.