NUS 409 - History of Nursing in the United States

Institution:

Anna Maria College

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Description:

This course traces the development of nursing practice and education in the United States from the Civil War to the present. Set in the context of the times it focuses on the political, social and economic events which shaped nursing practice and education. Topics include Nightingale's influence, early hospital nursing schools, nursing experiences in the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, and the wars of the twentieth century; Red Cross nursing, segregation in American nursing; the Great Depression; the development of public health nursing, the impact of scientific medicine on nursing, nursing's struggle for professionalism, the development of managed care and the changing images of nursing. Students participate in original historical research. Prerequisite: NUS 301 or permission of instructor.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.annamaria.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 849-3300

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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