On All Frontiers

Disponibilité:
Ebook en format PDF. Disponible pour téléchargement immédiat après la commande.

Protection:
ACS4

Année de parution:
2005

ISBN-13: 9780776605913

<DIV><p>Nursing has a long and varied history in Canada. Since the founding of the first hospital by the Augustine nuns in 1637, nurses have contributed greatly to Canadians' quality of life.</p><p><i>On All Frontiers</i> is a comprehensive history of Canadian nursing. Editors Christina Bates, Dianne Dodd, and Nicole Rousseau have brought together a vast body of research into one volume. Authored by leading experts, the chapters and vignettes form an overview of the history of Canadian nursing to date.</p><p>From the midwives of early Canada to urban public health nurses, from remote outposts to the battlefields of Europe, <i>On All Frontiers</i> documents the hardships, challenges, and achievements of Canadian nurses. Richly illustrated with archival photographs, it will prove essential to scholars of Canadian health care history.</p></div>