Overview

For over 400 years, a diverse array of nurses, nurses’ aides, midwives, and public-minded citizens across the United States have attended to the health care of America’s equally diverse populations. Beginning in 1607 when the first Englishmen landed in Virginia, and concluding in 2016 when Flint, Michigan, was declared to be in a state of emergency, this expansive nursing history text for undergraduate and graduate nursing programs examines the history of the nursing profession to help the reader better understand how nursing became what it is today. Grounded in the premise that health care can and should be promoted in partnership with communities to provide quality care for all, this history analyzes the resilience and innovation of nurses who provided care for the most underprivileged populations, such as slaves on Southern plantations, immigrants in tenements in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, and isolated populations in rural Kentucky. It takes into account issues of race, class, and gender, and the influence of these factors on nurses and patients. Featuring nearly 300 photos, oral histories, and personal accounts from varied settings in the United States and other countries, the narrative discusses major medical and scientific advances, prominent leaders and grassroots movements in nursing, and ethical dilemmas that nurses faced with each change in the profession. Chapters include discussion questions for class sessions as well as a list of suggested reading. KEY FEATURES: Examines the history of nursing during the past four centuries Links challenges for nurses in the past to those of present-day nurses Includes oral histories, medical discoveries, legal and ethical issues, personal perspectives, archival sites, discussion questions, suggested reading, and abundant notes Covers drugs, technological innovations, and scientific advances in each era

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Author:   Arlene W. Keeling ,  John Kirchgessner, PhD, RN, PNP ,  Michelle C. Hehman
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Weight:   1.320kg
ISBN:  

9780826133120

ISBN 10:   0826133126
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   01 September 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Contents Foreword by Barbra Mann Wall, PhD, RN, FAAN Preface Acknowledgments 1. Nursing in the Colonial Era and Early Days of the United States, 1607–1840 John C. Kirchgessner 2. The Roots of a Profession, 1830–1865 Arlene W. Keeling 3. The Rise of a Profession: “An Art and a Science,” 1873–1901 Michelle C. Hehman 4. Visiting Nurses in Cities, Parishes, and Missions, 1886–1914 Arlene W. Keeling 5. Professional Organizations and International Connections, 1881–1920 Michelle C. Hehman 6. Organization and Innovation in the Early 20th Century, 1898–1928 Arlene W. Keeling 7. Nurses, Science, and the Growth of Hospitals, 1910–1930 Michelle C. Hehman 8. Nurses in the News: The Great War and Pandemic Influenza, 1914–1919 Arlene W. Keeling 9. Nurses, Babies, and Public Health, 1920s Arlene W. Keeling 10. Nursing in the Great Depression, 1930–1940 Arlene W. Keeling 11. Nursing in World War II: Overseas and at Home, 1940–1945 Arlene W. Keeling 12. Mid-Century Transitions and Shortages, 1945–1960 John C. Kirchgessner 13. Specialization, War, and the Expansion of Nursing’s Scope of Practice, 1961–1980 Arlene W. Keeling 14. Caring in Crisis, 1980–2000 Michelle C. Hehman 15. Toward a Culture of Health: Nursing in the 21st Century Arlene W. Keeling Index

Reviews

The authors demonstrate how U. S. nurses have worked throughout their history to restore patients to health, teach health promotion, and participate in disease preventing activities. Recounting those experiences in the nurses' own words, the authors bring that history to life, capturing nurses' thoughts and feelings during times of war, epidemics, and disasters as well as during their everyday work. The book fills a gap in the secondary literature on...the history of nursing that can be useful in these times of great social change. It is a must read for every nurse in the United States! - Barbra Mann Wall, PhD, RN, FAAN; Director of the Eleanor Crowder Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry; University of Virginia

Author Information

Arlene W. Keeling, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the Centennial Distinguished Professor of nursing at the University of Virginia School of Nursing, and associate director of the Eleanor Crowder Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry. Michelle C. Hehman, PhD, RN, is a nurse historian and center associate for the Eleanor Crowder Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry at the University of Virginia. John C. Kirchgessner, PhD, RN, is an associate professor of nursing at St. John Fisher College Wegmans School of Nursing in Rochester, New York, and assistant director of the Eleanor Crowder Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry at the University of Virginia.

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