The Nursing World Behind My Fiction
The first half of the twentieth century was a period of enormous change for nursing — shifting expectations, new public health roles, early professional standards, and the demands of two world wars. This page brings together the history that shaped the work, training, and daily lives of nurses during those years and the world my fictional student nurses step into.
The first half of the twentieth century was a period of enormous change for nursing — shifting expectations, new public health roles, early professional standards, and the demands of two world wars. This page brings together the history that shaped the work, training, and daily lives of nurses during those years and the world my fictional student nurses step into.