Nursing, the Finest Art: An Illustrated History

by M. Patricia Donahue

NURSING, THE FINEST ART traces the social, political, and economic history of nursing from its origins through contemporary practice. Designed for nurses in all specialties and settings, this edition... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815127278
• ISBN13: 9780815127277
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 5.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.0" x 12.0"

Customer Reviews

Outstanding text..a work of art...great gift item

I was looking for a meaningful gift for a recent nursing school graduate who had encountered some major challenges that had threatened her graduation. This book is a magnificent history of the profession going back to pre-history. The text provides the full sweep of history as well as excellent analysis of the role of this profession in the evolution of modern healthcare. But the hundreds of color plates and illustrations turn the book into a true work of art. Reproductions of beautiful paintings, manuscripts, and historic photographs bring the text to life. This book helped me to achieve my goal of lifting the spirits of this young graduate, as she was clearly inspired by both the art and the substantial textual content!

The perfect gift for a nurse

This book is a great gift idea for all nurses. I bought one during my senior year of nursing school to help with a take-home exam. Not only did it help with the exam, but it was actually very interesting to read. The format of the book is nice because it has a timeline, and is organized by major historical events in nursing. Even if you don't like reading about history, the pictures tell a story themselves. It is a great coffee table book to have just to flip through and enjoy the beautiful artwork and pictures of nurses from past to present.

Every nurse should own this book

This book is a treasure for the profession of nursing. I saw the first edition of this book while a nursing student in the author's nursing history course. Dr. Donahoe performed extensive research in writing this book. It is a moving account of those things that drew me to the profession of nursing and a thorough education for those unaware of nursing's history. The artwork is phenomenal and shows how nurses have been captured in art throughout history as well.