A History of American Nursing: Trends and Eras

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Author(s):	Deborah Judd, MSN, FNP-C, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Weber State University Kathleen Sitzman, PhD, RN, Weber State University G. Megan Davis, MSLS, Health Sciences Librarian, Weber State University
Details:	ISBN-13: 9780763759513 Paperback 265 pages © 2010
Price:	International Sales $56.95 US List Training Site Discount Add to Cart Request a Review Copy

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A History of American Nursing: Trends and Eras is the first comprehensive nursing history text to be published in years. It provides a historical overview essential to developing a complete understanding of the nursing profession. For each key era of U.S. history, nursing is examined in the context of the sociopolitical climate of the day, the image of nurses, nursing education, advances in practice, war and its effect on nursing, licensure and regulation, and nursing research and its implications. From early nursing to Nightingale’s influence, through two world wars to today, this text engages students in an exploration of nursing’s past while connecting it to nursing practice in the present.

A History of American Nursing: Trends and Eras is designed to inform and empower today’s student nurses as they help to create the future of nursing.

Instructor resources include PowerPoints and Nursing History Links.

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Chapter  Preface
Chapter  Chapter 1  Introduction: Seven Trends in Nursing
Chapter  Chapter 2  Nursing in the American Colonies From the 1600s to the 1700s: The Influence of Past Ideas, Traditions, and Trends
Chapter  Chapter 3  Prelude to Modern American Nursing: The Work of Florence Nightingale
Chapter  Chapter 4  Nursing in the United States During the 1800s: Inspiration and Insight Lead to Nursing Reforms
Chapter  Chapter 5  Nursing in the United States From 1900 to the Early 1920s: A New Century Brings Novel Ideas and Social Concerns
Chapter  Chapter 6  Nursing in the United States From the 1920s to the Early 1940s: Education Rather Than Training for Nurses
Chapter  Chapter 7  Nursing in the United States From the 1940s to the Early 1960s: Professionalism, Educational Reformation, and Acceptance of Minority Nurses
Chapter  Chapter 8  Nursing in the United States From the 1960s to the Early 1980s: Decades of Change--Regional Conflict, Segregation, and Specializaton
Chapter  Chapter 9  Nursing in the United States From the 1980s to the Present: New Opportunity, Technological Advances, Nursing Autonomy and Globalization
Chapter  Chapter 10  Envisioning the Future of Nursing: Global Nursing, National Healthcare Reform, and Nurse Socialization
Chapter  Chapter 11  Information Technology and the Continued Study of Nursing History: Research Tips and Relevant Resources
Chapter  Photographic Credits
Chapter  Index
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Deborah Judd, MSN-FNP-C, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Weber State University

Advancing her nursing career, Deborah graduated with a Master’s of Nursing from Georgia State University in 1994 and was credentialed as a nurse practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). She has worked regularly with underserved populations as a nurse practitioner since that time. Judd has been involved in a number of outcome studies associated with direct patient care has presented at many national forums. Additionally, she has been involved in curriculum development and teaching in the areas of professionalism, nursing history, theory, and research.

Kathleen Sitzman, PhD, RN-Weber State University

Kathleen Sitzman earned her BSN from the University of Utah in 1984. She has practiced in many areas of nursing since then, devoting the most time and energy to home healthcare and hospice nursing. She received a Master’s of Science in nursing in 2001, and since then, has focused on teaching in the nursing program at Weber State University. She is a nurse researcher and has so far been the principle investigator for three research studies, the results of which were published in peer-reviewed journals in 2001 and 2002. Sitzman is also a prolific nurse writer, having published over 60 articles (and counting) in peer-reviewed journals over the last 6 years.

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