title: A brief analysis of historical trends in nursing education: is there application to the current environment?
abstract: The history of nursing is circuitous and inconsistent; it has not always been based on scientific principles and delivered by providers with ethical and moral standing. Much of the image of nursing relates directly to the education, or lack of, over the course of its natural history. This article is a snapshot of the history of nursing education with application to the issues, risks, and changes of today.
authors.affiliation: Trauma Service, Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, ME, USA.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Scribner
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000266:history*; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000266:history; D015402:Nursing Education Research / Q000266:history; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000266:history; D012938:Social Perception