The Politics of Nursing Knowledge
Published on 11. September 2002
304 pages
978-1-134-82204-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Politics of Nursing Knowledge puts into context the historical factors which have shaped and sometimes limited the development of nurse education. Anne Marie Rafferty makes a critical reappraisal of Florence Nightingale's vision of nursing and looks at how training and policy-making have evolved from the origins of hospital reform in the 1860s to the start of the National Health Service in 1948.
Highlighting the contemporary issues confronting all those in training, the book questions the extent to which nursing fits into the mould of both a profession and an academic discipline. Based on substantial new research, The Politics of Nursing Knowledge is a valuable resource for nursing students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Highlighting the contemporary issues confronting all those in training, the book questions the extent to which nursing fits into the mould of both a profession and an academic discipline. Based on substantial new research, The Politics of Nursing Knowledge is a valuable resource for nursing students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Reviews / Votes
'Each page is profoundly thought-provoking...Those ignoring this book deprive themselves of an academic, professional and literary treasure. The nursing profession should feel indebted to its author.' - International History of Nursing Journal'Beautifully written. This book is the work of a true scholar.' - James P. Smith, Editor, Journal of Advanced Nursing
'This book is well researched and presented, and provides an excellent contribution to the debates on nursing knowledge and the development of education and the nursing profession.' - Medical Sociology News
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
0,54 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-82204-1 (9781134822041)
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Anne Marie Rafferty
The Politics of Nursing Knowledge
Book
11/1996
1st Edition
Routledge
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Anne Marie Rafferty
The Politics of Nursing Knowledge
Book
11/1996
1st Edition
Routledge
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Person
Anne Marie Rafferty is Director of the Centre for Policy in Nursing Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Research Associate at the Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, University of Oxford
Content
Introduction 1 Reformatory rhetoric 2 The character of training and training of character 3 Registration revisited 4 The Nurses' Registration Act 5 Crisis and conflict in the Caretaker Council (1919-23) 6 The education policy of the General Nursing Council (1919-32) 7 Commission and committee in nurse education policy (1930-9) 8 Nationalising nursing education (1939-48), Conclusion
