The Development of the Japanese Nursing Profession: Adopting and Adapting Western Influences

ISBN-13: 9780415674966 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 224 str.

Aya Takahashi

Opis

After 1868, when Japan's long period of self-imposed isolation ended, in nursing, as in every other aspect of life, the Japanese looked to the West. This book tells the story of 'Florence Nightingale-ism' in Japan, showing how Japanese nursing developed up to the beginning of the 21st century.

Spis treści

Section One: An Imported Profession
Section Two: The Development of a Japanese Model
Section Three: 'Re-encounter' with Western Nursing Professionalism

O autorze

Aya Takahashi is Associate Professor at the International Student Center, Hokkaido University, Japan.