New Directions in Nursing History: International Perspectives - Paperback

by Susan McGann (Editor), Barbara Mortimer (Editor)

This collection of essays reflects the current interdisciplinary and international nature of the history of nursing scholarship, addressing professional, social and ethical issues through research from eleven countries.

Author Biography

Barbara Mortimer is a nurse and a historian. She has an extensive network of international contacts among historians of nursing.
Susan McGann is a historian and has worked in archives for 20 years; she is currently archivist of the Royal College of Nursing of the UK. The editors founded the UK Centre for the History of Nursing in 2000. This has now become the principal focus for historians of nursing in the UK.