A history of American nursing : trends and eras - Judd, Deborah M.; Sitzman, Kathleen; Davis, Megan, 1978- (Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2010)
Ch. 1. Introduction: Seven Trends in Nursing -- Ch. 2. Nursing in the American Colonies From the 1600s to the 1700s: The Influence of Past Ideas, Traditions, and Trends -- Ch. 3. Prelude to Modern American Nursing: The Work of Florence Nightingale -- Ch. 4. Nursing in the United States During the 1800s: Inspiration and Insight Lead to Nursing Reforms -- Ch. 5. Nursing in the United States From 1900 to the Early 1920s: A New Century Brings Novel Ideas and Social Concerns -- Ch. 6. Nursing in the United States From the 1920s to the Early 1940s: Education Rather Than Training for Nurses -- Ch. 7. Nursing in the United States From the 1940s to the Early 1960s: Professionalism, Educational Reformation, and Acceptance of Minority Nurses -- Ch. 8. Nursing in the United States From the 1960s to the Early 1980s: Decades of Change - Regional Conflict, Segregation, and Specializaton -- Ch. 9. Nursing in the United States From the 1980s to the Present: New Opportunity, Technological Advances, Nursing Autonomy and Globalization -- Ch. 10. Envisioning the Future of Nursing: Global Nursing, National Healthcare Reform, and Nurse Socialization -- Ch. 11. Information Technology and the Continued Study of Nursing History: Research Tips and Relevant Resources.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Nursing -- United States -- History; History of Nursing; History, 20th Century; History, Modern 1601-; United States