Bullough, Vern L.

The Care of the Sick : The Emergence of Modern Nursing. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (322 pages)

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Contents -- Primitive and Early Historical Nursing -- Medieval Nursing -- Nursing in Transition -- Nursing and the Age of Reform -- The Rise of the Trained Nurse -- The Problems of a Developing Profession -- Changing Standards in Nursing Education and Working Conditions -- Government and Nursing -- Specialization and Stratification -- Economics of the Profession and Its Changing Image -- The Second Hundred Years -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Originally published in 1979, The Care of the Sick is a detailed and comprehensive exploration of the emergence of modern nursing. Extensive and thorough it will appeal to those with an interest in the history of nursing, the history of medicine, and social history.

9781000215724


Nursing-History.


Electronic books.

RT31 .B855 2020

610.7309