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.
The History of Nursing and Midwifery in Australasia special issue in Advances in Contemporary Nursing is a well researched response to this lack, and informs on:
- Socio-cultural and political aspects of nursing and midwifery as professionals
- Education, regulation and professionalisation of nurses and midwives
- 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
This special issue is an invaluable resource for nursing educators, researchers and practitioners, particularly in light of the scarcity of research that exists on the history of midwifery in Australia.
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