A History of American Nursing

by Deborah Judd and Kathleen Sitzman

Book Overview

A History of American Nursing, Second Edition provides a historical overview essential to developing a complete understanding of the nursing profession. For each key era of U.S. history, nursing is examined in the context of the sociopolitical climate of the day, the image of nurses, nursing education, advances in practice, war and its effect on nursing, licensure and regulation, and nursing research and its implications. From early nursing to Nightingale's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1449697208
• ISBN13: 9781449697204
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.1" x 9.0"