This resource captures the essence of pivotal events and individuals in nursing history who have driven the evolution of the nursing role from that of a "handmaiden" to a key health professional. It distills important historical information--often neglected in today's nursing programs--that fosters an understanding and appreciation of the issues that inform nursing practice today.

Table of Contents

• Contributors
• Reviewers
• Foreword - Marilyn Klainberg, EdD, RN
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction to the History of Nursing Through the Eyes of a Historian: An Interview With Dr. Jean Whelan
• Part I THE ORIGINS OF THE NURSING PROFESSION: NURSING BEFORE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
• 1. The Relevance of Nursing History and Why It Matters Today - Brigid Lusk
• 2. Nursing and Medicine in Ancient Times
• 3. Nursing and Medicine: First Century CE to the Early Middle Ages
• 4. Nursing From the Renaissance to the 18th Century
• 5. Nursing Around the Globe in the 18th Century
• 6. 19th-Century Nursing in the Pre-Nightingale Era and Beyond
• Part II FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE AND BEYOND
• 7. The Lady With the Lamp: Florence Nightingale and Her Effect on the Nursing Profession in the 19th Century
• 8. The Nursing Profession in the 20th Century
• Part III NURSING PROFESSION IN THE 21ST CENTURY
• 9. Shaping the Modern Nursing Profession: Nursing Theorists and Leaders
• 10. Pioneers in Nursing Education and Social Activism: Lavinia Lloyd Dock, Isabel Hampton Robb, and Mary Adelaide Nutting - Donna M. Nickitas
• 11. The Growth of Nursing Education and Expansion of Degree Programs
• 12. Nursing Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Research and Using the Evidence in Practice
• 13. Professional Organizations and Key Developments
• 14. The Nurse of Tomorrow