Mary Breckinridge : the Frontier Nursing Service & rural health in Appalachia /

In 1925 Mary Breckinridge (1881-1965) founded the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS), a public health organization in eastern Kentucky providing nurses on horseback to reach families who otherwise would not receive health care. Through this public health organization, she introduced nurse-midwifery to t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goan, Melanie Beals, 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Breckinridge, Mary, > 1881-1965.
Breckinridge, Mary, > 1881-1965
Breckinridge, Mary.
Frontier Nursing Service, Inc.
Frontier Nursing Service
Nurses > Appalachian Region > Biography > History.
Nurses
History, 20th Century
Nursing Services > history
Rural Health Services > history
Infirmières.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
nurses.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Medical.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Medical & Surgical.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Reference.
Appalachian Region
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In 1925 Mary Breckinridge (1881-1965) founded the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS), a public health organization in eastern Kentucky providing nurses on horseback to reach families who otherwise would not receive health care. Through this public health organization, she introduced nurse-midwifery to the United States and created a highly successful, cost-effective model for rural health care delivery that has been replicated throughout the world.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 348 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-339) and index.
ISBN:9781469606644
146960664X

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