The Development of Kidney Transplant Nursing.
An analysis of published literature, interviews with early transplant nurses, and other primary source materials shows how evolving medical treatments for rejection, nurses' ability to learn on the job, and their commitment to patients influenced the development of kidney transplantation as a specialized area of practice. The work of these nurses work is discussed in the context of unfolding nursing specialization at the middle of the twentieth century.
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D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000266:history / Q000451:nursing*; D064647:Nephrology Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends*; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000266:history*