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From Handmaiden to Right Hand—The Infancy of Nursing
Author(s) -
Holder Victoria L.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)60614-5
Subject(s) - nursing , medicine
• AFTER THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR was over, women once again faced prejudice that kept them out of the nursing profession, but they were not willing to accept this fate. • NURSING PIONEERS, such as Linda Richards and Lillian Wald, persisted in their quest for training and oversaw the establishment of a number of training programs for nurses in the United States. • THESE WOMEN, recognizing the importance of organization to their fledgling profession, then turned their attention to continuity in training programs and licensure. AORN J 79 (February 2004) 374–390.