Wide Neighborhoods : A Story of the Frontier Nursing Service by Mary Breckinridge (1981, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherUniversity Press of Kentucky
ISBN-100813101492
ISBN-139780813101491
eBay Product ID (ePID)1123123

Product Key Features

Number of Pages400 Pages
Publication NameWide Neighborhoods : a Story of the Frontier Nursing Service
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeneral, Medical, History, Nursing / General
Publication Year1981
FeaturesReprint
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, Medical
AuthorMary Breckinridge
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight17.6 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN81-050181
ReviewsAn intensely personal account by an indomitable woman, born to the purple, who dedicated herself to delivering health care to Eastern Kentucky mothers and babies., "This will be a welcome reprint for those who want to know about a dynamic woman who rendered such a worth-while service for her people." -- Back Home in Kentucky, "Ashland Daily IndependentAn intensely personal account by an indomitable woman, born to the purple, who dedicated herself to delivering health care to Eastern Kentucky mothers and babies." -- Louisville Courier-Journal, "Ashville Citizen-TimesThis will be a welcome reprint for those who want to know about a dynamic woman who rendered such a worth-while service for her people." -- Back Home in Kentucky, This will be a welcome reprint for those who want to know about a dynamic woman who rendered such a worth-while service for her people., "For anyone interested in the Appalachian people, in nursing, or in a woman who had a dream and worked with other women to make that dream a reality, this is an excellent book." -- Ashville Citizen-Times, "This unusual and interesting book is recommended reading for persons interested in the history of medicine, public health medicine, and international health." -- Journal of the History of Medicine, Ashville Citizen-TimesThis will be a welcome reprint for those who want to know about a dynamic woman who rendered such a worth-while service for her people., For anyone interested in the Appalachian people, in nursing, or in a woman who had a dream and worked with other women to make that dream a reality, this is an excellent book., No Kentuckian should fail to read this story of unequaled dedication, unyielding determination, selfless devotion, resolute courage, and exceptional adventure., This unusual and interesting book is recommended reading for persons interested in the history of medicine, public health medicine, and international health., "No Kentuckian should fail to read this story of unequaled dedication, unyielding determination, selfless devotion, resolute courage, and exceptional adventure.-- Ashland Daily Independent" -- Ashland Daily Independent, "An intensely personal account by an indomitable woman, born to the purple, who dedicated herself to delivering health care to Eastern Kentucky mothers and babies." -- Louisville Courier-Journal, "Ashland Daily IndependentAn intensely personal account by an indomitable woman, born to the purple, who dedicated herself to delivering health care to Eastern Kentucky mothers and babies.-- Louisville Courier-Journal" -- Louisville Courier-Journal, "This unusual and interesting book is recommended reading for persons interested in the history of medicine, public health medicine, and international health.-- Journal of the History of Medicine" -- Journal of the History of Medicine, "An intensely personal account by an indomitable woman, born to the purple, who dedicated herself to delivering health care to Eastern Kentucky mothers and babies.-- Louisville Courier-Journal" -- Louisville Courier-Journal, "No Kentuckian should fail to read this story of unequaled dedication, unyielding determination, selfless devotion, resolute courage, and exceptional adventure." -- Ashland Daily Independent, "For anyone interested in the Appalachian people, in nursing, or in a woman who had a dream and worked with other women to make that dream a reality, this is an excellent book.-- Ashville Citizen-Times" -- Ashville Citizen-Times, "Ashville Citizen-TimesThis will be a welcome reprint for those who want to know about a dynamic woman who rendered such a worth-while service for her people.-- Back Home in Kentucky" -- Back Home in Kentucky, "This will be a welcome reprint for those who want to know about a dynamic woman who rendered such a worth-while service for her people.-- Back Home in Kentucky" -- Back Home in Kentucky
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Afterword byDeaton, Dale
Dewey Decimal926.1
Table Of ContentForeword, by Marvin Breckinridge Patterson Author's Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Afterword, by Dale Deaton
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisThe autobiography of Mary Breckinridge, the remarkable founder of the Frontier Nursing Service. Riding out on horseback, the FNS nurse-midwives, the first of their profession in this country, proved that high mortality rates and malnutrition need not be the norm in rural areas. By their example and through their graduates, the FNS has exacted a lasting influence on family health care throughout the world., Wide Neighborhoods is the autobiography of Mary Breckinridge, the remarkable founder of the Frontier Nursing Service. It is equally the story of the unique organization she founded in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky in 1925--the Frontier Nursing Service. Riding out on horseback, the FNS nurse-midwives, the first of their profession in this country, proved that high mortality rates and malnutrition need not be the norm in remote rural areas. The FNS, through its example and through the graduates of tis school of midwifery and family nursing, has exerted a lasting influence on family health care throughout the world., Wide Neighborhoods is the autobiography of Mary Breckinridge, the remarkable founder of the Frontier Nursing Service. It is equally the story of the unique organization she founded in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky in 1925 -- the Frontier Nursing Service. Riding out on horseback, the FNS nurse-midwives, the first of their profession in this country, proved that high mortality rates and malnutrition need not be the norm in remote rural areas. The FNS, through its example and through the graduates of tis school of midwifery and family nursing, has exerted a lasting influence on family health care throughout the world.

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