Fast Facts About the Nursing Profession

Deborah Dolan Hunt, PhD, RN, is a Professor and Associate Dean of Nursing. She is also a Professor Emerita from The College of New Rochelle, and a Fellow in the New York Academy of Medicine. She is thrilled to be publishing this book and has published three prior books with Springer Publishers; The New Nurse Educator: Mastering Academe, The Nurse Professional: Leveraging Your Education for Transition into Practice, and Fast Facts About Nursing Practice: Historical Facts in a Nutshell. She is on the editorial board of DailyNurse.com. and serves on the Personalized Medicine Coalition Advisory Panel and a guest editor for Frontiers. She is an Ambassador and Reviewer with PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) and serves as Co-Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee at Community Board #10 where she spearheaded a healthy lifestyle initiative. She is currently serving as Co-Chair of the Talent Acquisition Committee at the Westchester County Association. She was the PI of the HRSA grant at CNR and facilitated its transfer to Mercy College and is currently serving as one of the Activity Directors for the Title V Access grants. Her research interests are in leadership, patient outcomes, new nurse transition, and mentoring. Deborah was the Interim Dean at The College of New Rochelle and led the transition of the nursing program to Mercy College. She is an alum of both The College of New Rochelle and Mercy College which shared a similar mission. Mercy College has welcomed her and the former students, faculty, staff, and administrators with welcoming arms and she appreciates the collegiality and commitment to service and excellence at all levels. In addition to academic writing, Deborah also publishes children's books, and the 2nd edition of her self-care book "Essential Oils, Teas, and Self-Care" will be released in 2022.

Contents


Contributors


Foreword Marilyn Klainberg, EdD, RN


Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction to the History of Nursing Through the Eyes of a Historian: An Interview With Dr. Jean Whelan


Part I THE ORIGINS OF THE NURSING PROFESSION: NURSING BEFORE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE


1. The Relevance of Nursing History and Why It Matters Today


Brigid Lusk


2. Nursing and Medicine in Ancient Times


3. Nursing and Medicine: First Century CE to the Early Middle Ages


4. Nursing From the Renaissance to the 18th Century


5. Nursing Around the Globe in the 18th Century


6. 19th-Century Nursing in the Pre-Nightingale Era and Beyond


Part II FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE AND BEYOND


7. The Lady With the Lamp: Florence Nightingale and Her Effect on the Nursing Profession in the 19th Century


8. The Nursing Profession in the 20th Century


Part III NURSING PROFESSION IN THE 21ST CENTURY


9. Shaping the Modern Nursing Profession: Nursing Theorists and Leaders


10. Pioneers in Nursing Education and Social Activism: Lavinia Lloyd Dock, Isabel Hampton Robb, and Mary Adelaide Nutting


Donna M. Nickitas


11. The Growth of Nursing Education and Expansion of Degree Programs


12. Nursing Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Research and Using the Evidence in Practice


13. Professional Organizations and Key Developments


14. The Nurse of Tomorrow


Index