A History of the Royal College of Nursing 1916-90

This is the history of one of the largest nursing organizations in the world and one of the largest professional associations of women. The Royal College of Nursing began as a small professional association in 1916. Its work included nurses' education, professional policy and labour relations. It considers the history of nursing from political, social and economic points of view and sheds light on both gender relations and the position of women in the work place in Britain since 1916. The themes include the struggle to achieve professional status for nurses, the radicalization of nurses from the 1960s, the effect of immigration on nursing as a work force, gender relations within the profession and between nurses, their employers and other health professionals. This book will appeal to anyone interested in nursing studies, gender history and labour history.

ISBN	0719077958	Pages	384
ISBN13	9780719077951 (What's this?)	Volumes	1
Publisher	Manchester University Press	Weight (grammes)	703
Imprint	Manchester University Press	Published in	Manchester
Format	Hardback	Height (mm)	234
Publication date	01 Jun 2009	Width (mm)	156
DEWEY	610.7306041	Spine width (mm)	33
DEWEY edition	DC22	Academic level	Tertiary education, Professional / Scholarly

	List of illustrations
	Introduction	1
1	Foundations	5
2	Consolidation	41
3	The struggle for influence, 1930-45	86
4	Nursing and the National Health Service, 1945-50	126
5	The work and training of a nurse	160
6	The 1960s: a decade of discontent	196
7	A professional union	239
8	Nurses, managers and politicians	284
	Conclusion	325
Appendix 1	timechart	331
Appendix 2	RCN membership, 1916-2007	335
Appendix 3	structure of the College, 1932-49	336
Appendix 4	structure of the College, 1950-70	337
Appendix 5	structure of the College, 1970-77	338
	Select bibliography	339
	Index	348

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