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Historical Encyclopedia of Nursing

From the American Nurses Association to Witchcraft in the Middle Ages

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Historical Encyclopedia of Nursing

From the American Nurses Association to Witchcraft in the Middle Ages

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Nurses are called the lifeblood of healthcare, yet their contributions to medicine are often overlooked. Discover the rich history of this vital yet underappreciated profession.

This encyclopedia offers readers more than 150 reference entries covering the long and multifaceted history of nursing, providing a broad yet highly curated introduction to the subject. Coverage is global in scope and highlights key people, institutions, events, and concepts in nursing from antiquity to the present day. Each entry includes cross-referencing to related topics and a list of further readings. A timeline that places key events in context rounds out the volume.

The history of nursing is one of compassion, dedication, and innovation. Since the dawn of humanity, individuals – often women – have taken it upon themselves to care for the sick and injured. Over millennia, this informal at-home caretaking slowly evolved into the highly skilled and specialized occupation that nursing is today. During the Middle Ages, nursing was largely the domain of religious orders, which established hospitals and schools of nursing. In the 19th century, nursing education became secular, and pioneers such as Florence Nightingale helped to professionalize and transform nursing. In the 20th century, nursing expanded to include a wider range of roles and responsibilities. The Covid-19 pandemic starkly illustrated the essential role nurses play in medical systems around the world, as well as shedding light on the modern problems that plague this ancient profession.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Timeline


Abdellah, Faye
Accreditation in the United States
Africa, Nursing in
AIDS Crisis
Al-Aslamia, Rufayda
American Nurses Association
American Nurses Credentialing Center
American Revolution, Nursing During
Ancient World, Nursing in
Antiquity, Nursing in
Armstrong Act of 1903
Art, Nurses in
Artificial Intelligence
Asclepius
Australia, Nursing in

Bangka Island Massacre
Barton, Clara
Bellevue Hospital
Benedictine Nursing Center
Black Death, Nursing During
Boards of Nursing
Boston Training School
Buddhism, Nursing in

Cabaniss, Sadie Heath
Canada, Nursing in
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
China, Nursing in
Christianity, Nursing in
Civil War, U.S., Nursing during
Clothing, Historical
Confucianism
COVID-19
Critical Care Nursing
Crusades, Nursing during
Cultural Competency

Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul
Degrees, Nursing
Desegregation
Dix, Dorothea
Dougherty, Ellen

Emergency Room Nursing
Enlightenment, The
Environmental Theory
Ethics
Evidence Based Practice in Nursing

Fenwick, Ethel Gordon
Flight Nursing
Frontier Nursing Service

Global Nursing Shortage

Hall, Lydia
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Henderson, Virginia
Henry Street Settlement
Hinduism, Nursing in
Holistic Care Nursing Theory
Hospice Nursing

India, Nursing in
Infamous Nurses
Infomatics
International Council of Nurses
Islam, Nursing in

Japanese Nursing Association
Jean Watson's Theory of Caring
Job Hazards
Johnson, Dorothy
Joint Commission, The
Judaism, Nursing in

King, Imogene

La Source Institute and School of Nursing
Latin America, Nursing in
Leadership Styles
Leininger, Madeleine

Magnet Recognition Program
Mahoney, Mary Eliza
Mance, Jeanne
Marsden, Kate
Marval, Alice
Maxwell, Anna Caroline
Men in Nursing
Middle Ages, Nursing during
Midwives, Nurse
Midwives Ordinance, Japan
Minor, Jane
Modern Era, Nursing during
Mother Teresa

National Black Nurses Association
National Council Licensure Examination
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
National League for Nursing
New England Hospital for Women and Children
New Zealand Nurses Registration Act
Newman, Margaret
Nightingale, Florence
Nightingale Pledge
Nightingale Training School for Nurses
Nurse Practice Act
Nurse Practitioners
“Nurses Eat Their Young”
Nursing Act of 1919
Nursing Need Theory

Orem, Dorothea
Orlando, Ida Jean

Parabalani
Patient Documentation
Patron Saints of Nursing
Pediatric Nursing
Pender, Nola J.
Peplau, Hildegard
Perioperative Nursing
Phoebe the Deaconess
Public Health Nursing
Public Perceptions of Nurses

Quality and Safety in Nursing

Ray, Marilyn Anne
Recruitment during Wartime
Religious Nursing Orders, Europe
Religious Nursing Orders, United States
Richards, Linda
Rogers, Martha
Roles of the Licensed Practical Nurse
Roles of the Registered Nurse
Roy, Sister Callista
Royal College of Nursing
Russia, Nursing in

Scientific Revolution
Seacole, Mary
Sexism in Nursing
Simulation in Nursing Education
Sisters of Charity
Spanish Flu, Nursing during
Spanish-American War, Nurses During
Spanish-American War Nurses Memorial
Spelman Seminary
Spirituality in Nursing
St. Catherine of Siena
Stockdale, Sister Henrietta
Struthers, Lina Rogers
Sushruta Samhita

Telehealth
Theory of Interpersonal Relations
Toronto General Hospital School of Nursing
Travel Nursing
Travelbee, Joyce

United States Army Nurse Corps
United States Navy Nurse Corps

Virtual Reality in Nursing Education
Visiting Nursing Society of Philadelphia
Whitman, Walt

Wiedenbach, Ernestine
Witchcraft and Women Healers in the Middle Ages
World War I, Nursing during
World War II, Nursing during


About the Editor and Contributors
Index

Product details

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published May 13 2027
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Pages 384
ISBN 9798765115046
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Illustrations 20 bw illus
Dimensions 10 x 7 inches
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Volume Editor

Michele Holt

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