title: "Nursing by default": the evolution of floor nursing, 1900-1965.
abstract: Today, as we witness an ever increasing trend toward specialization within acute care medical centers, as well as the fragmentation of care in the outpatient setting, it is interesting to note the history of nursing within hospitals. This brief article provides us with a glimpse of the history of "floor nursing" - a term that has been consistently used to describe the care provided by thousands of nurses during the past century
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Haugh
mesh_terms: D005430:Floors and Floorcoverings / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006761:Hospitals / Q000266:history*; D009729:Nursing; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States