Florence Nightingale'S Notes On Nursing And Notes On Nursing For The Labouring Classes: Commemorative Edition With Historical Co,New

Named A 2013 Doody'S Core Title!This Beautiful Book Bound In Red Leather Includes An Indepth History About Each Version And The Preparation And Publishing Of Nightingale'S Works. What Is Very Interesting Is The Editor'S Commentary On The Bibliographical And Social History Behind The Various Versions. He Discusses Little Known Facts About The Book, Such As The One Published For The Educated Professional Is The Second Version, Whereas The Other Versions, Though More Widely Published And More Widely Known, Were Written Mainly For The Masses. The Editor'S Research Clearly Describes Nightingale'S Legacy And The Effect It Has Had On Contemporary Nursing As Well As Nursing'S Future. At $40.00, It Is A Steal.Score: 98, 5 Stars. Doody'S Medical Reviewswith The 2010 Publication Of Dr. Victor Skretkowicz'S Florence Nightingale'S Notes On Nursing (Revised With Additions) In Florence Nightingale'S (19201910) Centenary Year, Nurses And Others Will Recognize This Extraordinary Woman Whose Dedication And Determination Helped To Shape The Course Of Modern Global Healthcare And Holistic And Integral Relationshipcentered Care.Barbara Dossey, Phd, Rn, Ahnbc, Faaninternational Codirector, Nightingale Initiative For Global Healthottawa, Ontario, Canada, And Arlington, Virginiathis Book Was A Delight. An Account Of Cuttingedge Nursing And Medical Care From London, Circa 1850, By Somebody Who Needs No Introduction. Florence Nightingale Is Nothing If Not Forthright And Her Description Of Both The Nursing And Social Situation Of The Times Is Illuminating.'Iahpc (International Association For Hospice And Palliative Care) Newslettersimultaneously Witty, Scathing, And Anecdotal, Florence Nightingale'S Notes On Nursing Is Perhaps The Most Influential Work On Nursing Throughout The World. For Years, The Varying Editions Of This Seminal Work Have Puzzled Scholars As Well As Readers. Now, Dr. Skretkowicz Sets The Historical Record Straight. This Volume Includes The Annotated And Unabridged July 1860 Edition [The 'Library Standard Edition'] Of Notes On Nursing, The 1868 Edition Of Notes On Nursing [For The Labouring Classes], And Additional Manuscripts Written By Nightingale In 1875 That She Was Never Able To Publish.Beautifully Bound In Faux Leather With A Decorative Ribbon, This Commemorative Volume Makes A Perfect Gift For Any Nurse And Is A Musthave For All Nursing Libraries And Researchers. The New Edition Presents Nightingale'S Unabridged Edition In Its Original Form For The Very First Time Since Its Publication In July 1860. Together With The 1868 Edition And The 1875 Manuscripts, The Book Provides Today'S Educated Readership With The Nearest Possible 'Authoritative, Complete, And Unexpurgated' Version Of 'One Of The Best Selling, Globally Circulated Texts Of The Nineteenth Century.'Key Features: Complete With Dr. Skretkowicz'S Own Expert Commentary And Annotations Describes The Variant Versions Of The Texts In The Contexts Of Their Social And Cultural History Presents Some Of Nightingale'S Original Passages That Remained Unpublished For More Than 100 Years Provides Reactions And Commentary From Nightingale'S Contemporaries '