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NURS 110: The Profession of Nursing

Learners will be introduced to the profession of nursing, and review historical, political, and socioeconomic forces that have shaped nursing as a profession.

Hstorical information

  1. American National Biography Online Wonderful resource for biographies of Americans including nurses & doctors.

  2. American Nursing Association Hall of FameList and brief information of inductees in the ANA Hall of Fame. Dates back to early 1800s through to current day

  3. Moving Beyond Florence: Why We Need to Decolonize Nursing History A series of   essays by writers who recognize that the terrible and unjustifiable inequalities that face nurses and their patients today are the result of a history of health care that has exploited, manipulated, and ignored minorities and people of color.

  4. B.C. History of Nursing Society Archival Collections History of Nursing in British Columbia

  5. Canadian Encyclopedia - history of nursing and nurses Excellent resource for biographies of Canadian from all walks of life and every historical period.

  6. Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online A very good resource for biographies of Canadians from all walks of life and every historical period.

  7. History of Nursing Digitization Project / Mount Saint Vincent University Archives The history of Nursing in Nova Scotia.

  8. Oxford Dictionary of Biography Wonderful resource for biographies of the British people including nurses.

  9. This is Public Health: a Canadian History / Christopher Rutty & Sue Sullivan Downloadable ebook

  10. Wellcome Images Pictorial collection in the UK Wellcome Institute. Wonderful resource for illustrations in the history of nursing.

Florence Nightingale's contribution to EBP

Biographies

Archives