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Enduring Issues in American Nursing
Contributor(s): Baer, Ellen (Editor), D'Antonio, Patricia (Editor), Rinker, Sylvia (Editor)
ISBN: 0826113737     ISBN-13: 9780826113733
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
OUR PRICE:   $104.50  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: December 2000
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"Why turn to the past when attempting to build nursing's future?...To make good decisions in planning nursing's future in the context of our complex health care system, nurses must know the history of the actions being considered, the identities and points of view of the major players, and all the stakes that are at risk. These are the lessons of history."
-- from the Introduction

This book presents nursing history in the context of problems and issues that persist to this day. Issues such as professional autonomy, working conditions, relationships with other health professionals, appropriate knowledge for education and licensure, gender, class, and race are traced through the stories told in this volume. Each chapter provides a piece of the puzzle that is nursing. The editors, all noted nurse historians and educators, have carefully made selections from the best that has been published in the nursing and health care literature.

Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Nursing - Research & Theory
- Medical | Nursing - Social, Ethical & Legal Issues
- Health & Fitness
Dewey: 610.730
LCCN: 00063528
Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6.08" W x 9.5" (1.44 lbs) 400 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Health & Fitness
 
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Named an Outstanding Academic Title for 2001 by Choice

Why turn to the past when attempting to build nursing's future?...To make good decisions in planning nursing's future in the context of our complex health care system, nurses must know the history of the actions being considered, the identities and points of view of the major players, and all the stakes that are at risk. These are the lessons of history.
-- from the Introduction


This book presents nursing history in the context of problems and issues that persist to this day. Issues such as professional autonomy, working conditions, relationships with other health professionals, appropriate knowledge for education and licensure, gender, class, and race are traced through the stories told in this volume. Each chapter provides a piece of the puzzle that is nursing. The editors, all noted nurse historians and educators, have carefully made selections from the best that has been published in the nursing and health care literature.