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The British journal of nursing; with which is Incorporated the Nursing Record (Volume LXIV)

The British journal of nursing; with which is Incorporated the Nursing Record (Volume LXIV)

Mrs Bedford Fenwick

Paperback

Medical ReferenceBritish History

ISBN10: 9354182550
ISBN13: 9789354182556
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Oct 21 2020
Pages: 534
Weight: 2.70
Height: 1.08 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
An indispensable window into nursing in Britain as the profession matured. A ledger of care, alive. Mrs. Bedford Fenwick's The British Journal of Nursing; with which is Incorporated the Nursing Record (Volume LXIV) records the debates, reports and practical instruction that nurses and hospital administrators relied on during a formative era. At once a professional nursing journal and a nursing periodical collection, this volume preserves contemporary reportage, training discussions and argument that illuminate the history of nursing practice, the development of the nursing profession and the institutional changes of early 20th century Britain. As a nursing research resource it offers primary evidence for United Kingdom medical history and is a ready reference for nursing students tracing the transition from voluntary institutions to professional regulation. Casual readers will discover vivid human detail; historians and curators will value the clear line it draws back to the Florence Nightingale era and to concerns about healthcare in the Victorian era that persisted into the new century. More than a historical record, this nursing record anthology demonstrates how professional language, evidence and advocacy converted compassion into standards of care, and how a community of practitioners made knowledge public. For scholars of British nursing history and United Kingdom medical history it is a direct source on debates about training, registration and hospital organisation; as a nursing periodical collection it supplies context that continues to inform contemporary research today. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Equally suited to casual readers, nursing students seeking primary material and classic literature collectors, this edition returns a vital primary source to circulation for readers, independent researchers and institutions who value authentic voices from the Florence Nightingale era onward.

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