The Politics of Nursing Knowledge

Author:   Anne Marie Rafferty
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415114929


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   21 November 1996
Format:   Paperback
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This work puts into context the historical factors which have shaped and sometimes limited the development of nurse education. It makes a critical reappraisal of Florence Nightingale's vision of nursing and looks at how training and policy-making have evolved from the origins of hospital reform in the 1860s to the start of the National Health Service in 1948. Highlighting the contemporary issues confronting all those in training, the book questions the extent to which nursing fits into the mould of both a profession and an academic discipline. Based on research, it is intended as a resource for nursing students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

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Author:   Anne Marie Rafferty
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780415114929


ISBN 10:   0415114926
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   21 November 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Reformatory rhetoric 2 The character of training and training of character 3 Registration revisited 4 The Nurses’ Registration Act 5 Crisis and conflict in the Caretaker Council (1919–23) 6 The education policy of the General Nursing Council (1919–32) 7 Commission and committee in nurse education policy (1930–9) 8 Nationalising nursing education (1939–48), Conclusion

Reviews

'Each page is profoundly thought-provoking...Those ignoring this book deprive themselves of an academic, professional and literary treasure. The nursing profession should feel indebted to its author.' - International History of Nursing Journal 'Beautifully written. This book is the work of a true scholar.' - James P. Smith, Editor, Journal of Advanced Nursing 'This book is well researched and presented, and provides an excellent contribution to the debates on nursing knowledge and the development of education and the nursing profession.' - Medical Sociology News


'Each page is profoundly thought-provoking...Those ignoring this book deprive themselves of an academic, professional and literary treasure. The nursing profession should feel indebted to its author.' - International History of Nursing Journal 'Beautifully written. This book is the work of a true scholar.' - James P. Smith, Editor, Journal of Advanced Nursing 'This book is well researched and presented, and provides an excellent contribution to the debates on nursing knowledge and the development of education and the nursing profession.' - Medical Sociology News


Author Information

Anne Marie Rafferty is Director of the Centre for Policy in Nursing Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Research Associate at the Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, University of Oxford

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