A history of nursing: a history of caring?
- 1 March 1996
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Advanced Nursing
- Vol. 23 (3) , 630-635
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.1996.tb00028.x
Abstract
The history of nursing is, itself, a fit subject for research. It is unclear what would constitute history in this case, its time frame or its methodology. It is also the case that the purpose of history needs exploration, since it can meet many goals, including the goal of professionalization. This paper explores these issues in some detail, using examples from the literature in the history of nursing. It explores historical inquiry and purpose and the problems of sources. The paper also addresses the relationship between the history of nursing and nursing theory and questions whether existing historical scholarship is integrated with or is outwith mainstream nursing theory. The paper questions the relevance of the history of nursing and suggests that the history of caring may offer one way through history to nursing theory.Keywords
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