On all frontiers : four centuries of Canadian nursing

Bates, Christina. (Added Author). Dodd, Dianne E. (Dianne Elizabeth), 1955- (Added Author). Rousseau, Nicole. (Added Author). Canadian Museum of Civilization. (Added Author).

Summary: Since the founding of the first hospital by the Augustine nuns in 1637, nurses have contributed greatly to the quality of life of Canadians. From the midwives of early Canada to contemporary public health nurses, and from remote northern outposts to the battlefields of Europe, On All Frontiers documents the hardships, challenges, and achievements of Canadian nurses over four centuries. Researched and written by nurses and historians, this unparalleled book brings together a vast body of research into one volume. Fourteen chapters and 28 vignettes, richly illustrated with fascinating archival photographs and paintings, form this compelling overview of Canadian nursing. This is a must for nurses, history buffs, and anyone whose life has been touched by a nurse.

Record details

ISBN: 9780776605913 :
ISBN: 0776605917 :
Physical Description: print
viii, 248 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Publisher: Ottawa : Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa = University of Ottawa Press, 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Issued also in French under title: Sans frontières : quatre siècles de soins infirmiers canadiens.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references: p. 243-246.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction / Christina Bates, Dianne Dodd and Nicole Rousseau -- Ch. 1. Lay nursing from the New France era to the end of the nineteenth century (1608-1891) / Judith Young and Nicole Rousseau -- Ch. 2. Canadian midwifery : blending traditional and modern practices / Cecilia Benoit and Dena Carroll -- Ch. 3. trained nurse : private duty and VON home nursing (late 1800s to 1940s) / Barbara Keddy and Dianne Dodd -- Ch. 4. Healing the body and saving the soul : nursing sisters and the first Catholic hospitals in Quebec (1639-1880) / Brigitte Violette -- Ch. 5. nightingale influence and the rise of the modern hospital / Kathryn McPherson -- Ch. 6. "Body work," medical technology, and hospital nursing practice / Cynthia Toman -- Ch. 7. Public health nursing / Marion McKay -- Ch. 8. Religious nursing orders of Canada : a presence on all western frontiers / Pauline Paul -- Ch. 9. Outpost nursing in Canada / Dianne Dodd, Jayne Elliott and Nicole Rousseau -- Ch. 10. Caregiving on the front : the experience of Canadian military nurses during World War I / Genevieve Allard -- Ch. 11. "Ready, aye ready" : Canadian military nurses as an expandable and expendable workforce (1920-2000) / Cynthia Toman -- Ch. 12. Enough but not too much : nursing education in English language Canada (1874-2000) / Lynn Kirkwood -- Ch. 13. Professionalism and Canadian nursing / Diana Mansell and Dianne Dodd -- Ch. 14. Unionization of Canadian nursing / Sharon Richardson.
Issuing Body Note:	Co-published by: Canadian Museum of Civilization.