| Description |
293 pages ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The need for educational reform -- The making of nursing science -- Nursing in the postwar research university -- "Nursepower" : states and politics of nursing and health care in the 1970s -- Academics in the clinic -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
"Nurses represent the largest segment of the US health care workforce and spend significantly more time with patients than any other member of the health care team. Dr. Nurse probes their history to examine major changes that have taken place in American health care in the second half of the twentieth century. The book examines the major changes in nursing education and the place of nursing in the post-war research university, revealing how federal and state health and higher education policies shaped education within health professions after World War II. Starting in the 1950s, academic nurses sought to construct a science of nursing-distinct from that of the related biomedical or behavioral sciences-that would provide the basis of nursing practice. Facing broad changes in patient care driven by the introduction of new medical innovations, they worked both to develop science-based nursing practice and to secure their roles within the post-war research university. By their efforts, academic nurses transformed nursing's labor into a valuable site of knowledge production and demonstrated how the application of this knowledge was integral to improving patient outcomes and healthcare delivery. Exploring the knowledge claims, strategies, and politics involved as academic nurses negotiated their roles and nursing's future, Dr. Nurse reveals how state-supported health centers have profoundly shaped nursing education and health care delivery"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Nursing -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Nursing -- Study and teaching (Graduate) -- United States -- History.
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Nursing -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History.
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Nurses -- Education -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Nurses -- Training of
(OCoLC)fst01041697
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Nursing (OCoLC)fst01041731
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Nursing -- Study and teaching (OCoLC)fst01041833
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Nursing -- Study and teaching (Graduate)
(OCoLC)fst01041860
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United States (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
History (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Title |
Doctor nurse : science, politics, and the transformation of American nursing |
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Science, politics, and the transformation of American nursing |
| ISBN |
9780226822884 hardcover |
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0226822885 hardcover |
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9780226822907 paperback |
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0226822907 paperback |
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9780226822891 electronic book |
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