The Nurse Apprentice, 1860–1977

Ann Bradshaw, Dr. Andrew Cunningham, Professor Ole Peter Grell

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Routledge
18 April 2001

History of medicine; Nursing

Series: The History of Medicine in Context

This study surveys, examines, and analyzes the British apprenticeship model of nurse training from 1860 at St Thomas's Hospital, until the publication of the last national syllabus from the General Nursing Council in England and Wales in 1977. The study uses primary data and evidence of the British model of nurse training that was unquestioned for over a century, drawing upon material that has not previously been examined. It interprets the attitudes and values underpinning the apprenticeship system, including the place of vocation, and explains the reason for the ending of this system. The book is intended to fill a major gap in the history of nurse training of what was, until recently, the only model of training in the United Kingdom. It presents an overview of the nursing apprenticeship, a key aspect of nursing history, and is particularly relevant to modern readers because of the recent moves of nursing education into higher education, and the surrounding intense policy debates about nursing education and practice. It should also be of interest internationally because of the widespread and continuing influence of British nursing world-wide.

By: Ann Bradshaw
Series edited by: Dr. Andrew Cunningham, Professor Ole Peter Grell
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 161mm
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780754601722
ISBN 10: 0754601722
Series: The History of Medicine in Context
Pages: 278
Publication Date: 18 April 2001
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents: Introduction; The principles and practices of nursing in historical context: the Nightingale tradition of nursing, 1860-1896; Voices from the Nightingale nursing tradition - views of nurse leaders 1874-1982; Nurse registration: rationalising the spirit, 1888-1925; From registration to the new National Health Service: the age of reports 1923-1948; British nursing tradition and the North American influence 1948-1960; The turn of the tide, 1960-1972; Behind the scenes: battle for the soul of nursing, 1960-1978; The end of the nurse apprentice 1969-1979; Conclusion: lessons from history and the significance of the nurse apprentice; Bibliography; Index.

Ann Bradshaw, RCN Institute, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK

Reviews for The Nurse Apprentice, 1860–1977

'Bradshaw's sources are impressive. In addition to archives, she draws extensively on nursing journals and nursing text books, demonstrating their value as a primary source for historical research.' Social History of Medicine Vol. 15, No 2 '...the richness of the source material and the percipient analysis of the same make this book an important contribution to the history of British nursing.' Ethics and Medicine