title: Introduction to the Ethos of Nursing Introduction to the Ethos of Nursing J Mellish Butterworths 196pp £11.50 0-409-1007-2.
abstract: In exploring the characteristics which contribute to the development of a profession such as nursing, the author has to be complimented on the international flavour of this useful book. From a strongly researched historical perspective the reader is taken through the development of nursing in South Africa, Europe and the USA, touching not only on general nursing but the many specialties which have flourished in the latter years of this century.