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This collection of essays reflects the current interdisciplinary and international nature of the history of nursing scholarship. Covering a range from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, this book draws on research from eleven different countries to address: the issues of professionalism within nursing the social and ethical issues which are woven into the relationship between the nurse/midwife and her patient/client the trans-cultural dimensions nurses create when they move from one culture to another and the recent developments in historiography.

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Author:   Susan McGann ,  Barbara Mortimer
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.410kg
ISBN:  

9780415511117

ISBN 10:   0415511119
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   13 December 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Barbara Mortimer is a nurse and a historian. She has an extensive network of international contacts among historians of nursing. Susan McGann is a historian and has worked in archives for 20 years; she is currently archivist of the Royal College of Nursing of the UK. The editors founded the UK Centre for the History of Nursing in 2000. This has now become the principal focus for historians of nursing in the UK.

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