Masters Modules in the History of Nursing and Midwifery

Art and Science of Nursing/Midwifery

The module will focus on the history of nursing and midwifery practice.  Six thematic strands will be developed through the module:

• - Education
• - Gendered work
• - Technology
• - Poverty and wealth
• - Religion
• - Politics

Module leader: Dr. Christine Hallett

Module sessions:

2. Maternal and child healthcare
(Janette Allotey; Aya Homei)

3. Public health practice
(Jane Brooks)

4. Nurses

5. Nursing approaches to care of the mentally ill and intellectually disabled
(Duncan Mitchell)

6. The development of medical and surgical nursing practice
(Lesley Wade; Betty Kershaw)

7. The development of midwifery practice

(Janette Allotey; Aya Homei)

8. Wartime nursing
(Christine Hallett; Isabel Anton)

9. Nursing/Midwifery and Technology
(Lesley Wade; Janette Allotey)

10. Long Term Care/ Elderly Care
(Jane Brooks)

Education and Professional Development in Nursing from c.1840 to the present day

Course unit leader: Dr. Jane Brooks

Sessions:

1. Introduction: sisterhoods and ‘pre-reform

2. Pre-regulation midwifery
(Janette Allotey; Aya Homei)

3. The legacy of Nightingale
(Lesley Wade)

4. The development of poor-law nursing
(Jane Brooks; Lesley Wade)

5. Public protection
(Christine Hallett; Janette Allotey)

6. Probationer/ Apprentice/ Student Education in the twentieth century
(Jane Brooks)

7. The Politics of Nursing

(Christine Hallett)

8. Staffing the Wards: Recruitment and retention
(Jane Brooks; Betty Kershaw)

9. The growth of autonomy in professional practice
(Janette Allotey; Betty Kershaw)

10. Nursing, Globalization and Migration
(Christine Hallett; Isabel Anton)

[Please note, full outlines are not available for all sessions: the material offered is indicative of the intended content of the module]