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Book SynopsisThis facsimile reprint collection of important primary-source materials will be welcomed by historians of medicine, particularly those interested in nursing and nursing education from the nineteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth. Including many diagrams and photographs, they are also a valuable resource, not only for those working on nursing history, but also for scholars and advanced students of the history of hospitals, public health and, more generally, the role of women in America.
Table of ContentsVolumes 1-2: The Relations of Hospitals to Public Health, by John S. Billings / The Medical Charities of the English Metropolis, by Lord Cathcart / Educational Standards for Nurses, by Isabel A. Hampton / The Relation of Training Schools to Hospitals, by L.L. Dock / Paris Free and Paying Hospitals, by Alan Herbert / Hospitals for Contagious Diseases, by ML. Davis / Diet-Kitchen in Hospitals, by H. B. Stehman / The Construction of Maternity Hospitals, b Barton C. Hirst / Children's Hospital in America, by M.L. Rogers / Tokyo Charity Hospital, by K. Takaki / Sick Nursing and Health Nursing, by Florence Nightingale / The Training of Male and Female Nurses in Catholic Orders, by Dr. Koellen / The Victoria House for the Care of the Sick at Berlin, by Luise ahrmann / On Nursing in Scotland, by Rachel Frances Lumsden / History of American Training Schools, by Irene Sutcliffe / District Nursing, by C.E.M. Somerville / Mission Training Schools and Nursing, by Linda Richards / Necessity of an American Nurses' Association, by Edith A. Draper / Nursing of the Insane, by M. D. May / The Instruction of the Sisters of the Red Cross / Dispensaries Historically and Locally Considered, by Charles C. Savage / Red Cross and First Aid Societies, by John Furley / The Ambulance System in New York City, by Geo P. Ludlam, etc.Volume 3: Part A: Functions of the Nurse: The New Trend in Public Health Work / Some Achievements in Public Health Nursing / Field of Public Health Nursing / Organization and Administration of Public Health Nursing / Industrial Nursing / Nurse in Private Duty / Nurse in Institutions, etc.. Part B: Training of the Nurse: Hospital School of Nursing - Present Status of Training School / Clinical Facilities in Hospitals of Different Type and Size / Entrance Requirements / The Teaching of Nursing Procedures / Teaching of the Basic Sciences / Practical Training / Time Wasted in Non-Nursing Duties / Theoretical Instruction / Conditions of Work, etc. :University School of Nursing - Evolution of the University School / Organization of the University Training Course etc. : Postgraduate Courses - Public Health Nursing Course / Courses for Teachers and Administrators / Teachers College and its Influence on Nursing Education, etc. / Appendix: Copies of the Schedule used in the Survey. Volume 4: How Fast Has Nursing Grown? / Is There Unemployment Now? / What The Physicians Say, Are Patients Satisfied? / Is There A Public Health Nurse Shortage? / The Hospital And The School, What Are Nurses Like? / How Do Nurses Like Their Jobs? / The Short Course Nurse, The Free Lance Nurse / What the R.N. Superintendents Say / Nursing The Country Patient / Text of the Questionnaires, etc.
