In 1886, Newark City Hospital opened a training school for nurses. At the dawn of a new century women began to demand rights that had been denied, and nurses demanded changes in healthcare and higher education. 'On Duty' offers an account of the struggle for professional autonomy by the nurses to redefine their roles in society.
In 1886, Newark City Hospital opened a training school for nurses. At the dawn of a new century women began to demand rights that had been denied, and...
Having spent decades in urban clinical practice while working simultaneously as an academic administrator, teacher, and writer, Frances Ward is especially well equipped to analyze the American health care system. In this memoir, she explores the practice of nurse practitioners through her experiences in Newark and Camden, New Jersey, and in north Philadelphia. Ward views nurse practitioners as important providers of primary health care (including the prevention of and attention to the root causes of ill health) in independent practice and as equal members of professional teams of...
Having spent decades in urban clinical practice while working simultaneously as an academic administrator, teacher, and writer, Frances Ward is especi...
