Nursing, the finest art : an illustrated history / M. Patricia Donahue.

St. Louis : Mosby, [1996], ©1996.

xix, 535 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 32 cm

2nd ed.

Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: Coutts

The origin of nursing -- Ancient civilizations -- Nursing in a Christian world -- Nursing in a changing world -- Nursing in transition -- The development of nursing in America -- Advancing toward new frontiers -- Nurses in action -- The age of expansion -- An era of change and challenge -- Contact and diversity.

Includes bibliographic references (p. 511-524) and index