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Fever hospitals and fever nurses : a British social history of fever nursing : a national service /

This well researched book provides an interesting study of the development of fever hospitals and fever nursing, mainly in nineteenth and twentieth century Britain. It provides new insights into the development of nursing roles and nurse education and looks at the lives of key figures at that time....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Currie, Margaret, 1936-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This well researched book provides an interesting study of the development of fever hospitals and fever nursing, mainly in nineteenth and twentieth century Britain. It provides new insights into the development of nursing roles and nurse education and looks at the lives of key figures at that time. The text examines how this once important branch of the nursing profession emerged in the nineteenth century, only to be discarded in the second half of the following century. Drawing on the work of Goffman and Foucault, the study shows how, aided by medical advances, fever nurses transfo.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 242 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-232) and index.
ISBN:0203023056
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