Advances in Contemporary Nursing: History of Nursing and Midwifery in Australasia
Special Issue of Contemporary Nurse
Volume 30 Issue 2 October 2008
ii+104 pages ISBN 978-0-9775742-8-5
Editor:
Colin A Holmes
School of Nursing Services
James Cook University, Townsville, QLD
The history of nursing and midwifery in Australia, New Zealand and adjacent areas remains largely unexplored and unwritten. Since the principal 'product' of historical research is greater understanding, it is likely to be further marginalized as academic institutions increasingly focus on research income and marketable outputs. For many individuals, therefore, studying the history of nursing and midwifery is a labour of love, over and above their normal workload.
This special issue aims to illustrate the variety of topics that writing such histories can address and the perspectives that can be taken.
This special issue of Contemporary Nurse is devoted to the history of nursing and midwifery in Australia, New Zealand and adjacent areas, due to be published in October 2008. Sadly, much of this fascinating history remains unexplored and unwritten. Since the principal 'product' of historical research is greater understanding, it is likely to be further marginalized as academic institutions increasingly focus on research income and marketable outputs. For many individuals, therefore, studying the history of nursing and midwifery is a labour of love, over and above their normal workload.
In addition to providing interesting insights into our past, this special issue aims to illustrate the variety of topics that writing such histories can address and the perspectives that can be taken. Papers may address:
- Socio-cultural and political aspects of nursing and midwifery as professions
- Education, regulation and professionalisation of nurses and midwives
- History of specific institutions or organisations
- Specific nursing and midwifery practices such as bandaging, counseling, ward management
- Clinical specialties and services to specific communities, such as Indigenous people, shipboard, prisoners, occupational groups, and defence forces
- Services in specific locations, such as city centres, remote areas, off-shore, missions, war zones and areas of conflict
- Issues related to conducting, writing and publishing nursing and midwifery history.
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