Postcards of Nursing: A Worldwide Tribute PDF
Preview Postcards of Nursing: A Worldwide Tribute
Postcards of Nursing, A Worldwide Tribute 1st Edition P.iv 2004 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Philadelphia 530 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 USA 978-0-7817-4050-0 0-7817-4050-9 Acquisitions Editor: Patricia Casey Editorial Assistant: Megan Klim/Dana Irwin Senior Project Editor: Tom Gibbons Senior Production Manager: Helen Ewan Managing Editor/Production: Erika Kors Art Director: Carolyn O'Brien Illustration Coordinator: Brett MacNaughton Manufacturing Manager: William Alberti Indexer: Manjit Sahai Compositor: Circle Graphics Printer: R. R. Donnelley Prepress/scans: Steven Edson Photography Copyright © 2004 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise— without prior written permission of the publisher, except for brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews and testing and evaluation materials provided by publisher to instructors whose schools have adopted its accompanying textbook. Printed in the United States of America. For information write Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 530 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Materials appearing in this book prepared by individuals as part of their official duties as U.S. Government employees are not covered by the above-mentioned copyright. 987654321 Library of Congress Cataloging-in Publication Data Zwerdling, Michael. Postcards of Nursing: a worldwide tribute / Michael Zwerdling. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7817-4050-9 (cloth: alk. paper) 1. Nursing—Miscellanea. 2. Postcards. I. Title. RT55.Z94 2003 610.73—dc21 2003054093 Care has been taken to confirm the accuracy of the information presented and to describe generally accepted practices. However, the authors, editors, and publisher are not responsible for errors or omissions or for any consequences from application of the information in this book and make no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the content of the publication. The authors, editors, and publisher have exerted every effort to ensure that drug selection and dosage set forth in this text are in accordance with the current recommendations and practice at the time of publication. However, in view of ongoing research, changes in government regulations, and the constant flow of information relating to drug therapy and drug reactions, the reader is urged to check the package insert for each drug for any change in indications and dosage and for added warnings and precautions. This is particularly important when the recommended agent is a new or infrequently employed drug. Some drugs and medical devices presented in this publication have Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for limited use in restricted research settings. It is the responsibility of the health care provider to ascertain the FDA status of each drug or device planned for use in his or her clinical practice. P.v Dedication This book is dedicated to The Company of the Daughters of Charity and to The Providence Hospital Emergency Department Washington, D.C. Authors Michael Zwerdling RN Providence Hospital Washington, D.C. P.vii Reviewers Eleanor C. Hein RN, EdD Professor Emerita University of San Francisco School of Nursing University of San Francisco San Francisco, California William H. Helfand Consultant New York, New York Carol J. Huston MSN, MPA, DPA Professor School of Nursing California State University Chico, California Philip Kalisch PhD Professor University of Michigan School of Nursing University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Deborah Klein RN, MSN Clinical Nurse Radiation Oncology Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, California Dean Krimmel Director University of Maryland School of Nursing Museum University of Maryland Baltimore, Maryland Philip Maples BS, MA Curator/Director Baker-Cederberg Museum and Archives Rochester General Hospital Rochester, New York Mary May RN, BSN Staff Nurse Oncology Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, Nebraska Susan Brown Nicholson Author postcard expert Lisle, Illinois P.xi Introduction The most beautiful and informative images of nursing are found on picture postcards. No other format, including the photograph, the book, the magazine, or the postage stamp, has depicted 20th-century nursing with such scope and diversity. The postcards in this book date from 1893 to 2002. Many are taken from the period of 1907 through World War I, known as the Golden Age of postcards. During that time, according to International Postal Union figures, approximately 140 billion postcards were mailed worldwide. Great as it is, that number represents only a fraction of the total production because vast numbers of postcards were kept or exchanged without mailing. During the same period, in both the United States and in Europe, the industrial revolution had created dire conditions. Immigrants' rush to the cities, and the subsequent widespread unsanitary living conditions, had resulted in epidemic-level diseases. Machines at factories, construction sites, farms, and mines were complex, had fast-moving parts or operated under pressure, and were often unstable. Corrosive and flammable chemicals created their own hazards. Labor laws were few, and safety measures were primitive at best. The situation created a desperate need for health care reform. Thousands of nurses were needed to work with the increasing numbers of patients in both urban and rural settings. Then came World War I, creating an emergent need for thousands more to staff the hospitals in Europe (while not depleting the number of nurses available at home). Finally, coinciding with the peak of the major Allied offensive, the 1918 flu pandemic struck, killing tens of millions of victims worldwide, putting a further strain on health care resources. The critical need for nurses, then, overlapped with the Golden Age of postcards. Postcards reflected and, in turn, fueled the public's awareness of the importance of the nurse. This book is offered as a tribute to all nurses—past, present and future. Filled with images of rare and beautiful postcards, it is primarily an art book. It documents not the history of nursing per se, but rather nursing's relationship to the significant forces in 20th-century society and culture. I hope that, in addition to finding the social history informative and interesting, you are refreshed by the therapeutic quality of the images themselves. And, for those of you who are not nurses, I hope that you become inspired to investigate nursing as a career path. Nursing is experiencing the most critical shortage in its history. Literally hundreds of thousands of additional nurses are needed now, and the need grows daily. There is no better profession, and we most certainly can use your help. Although there are many ways to approach this book, I want to tell you what I had in mind when I designed it. The idea was for the reader to approach each chapter as if it were a museum or gallery exhibit, each double-page spread representing one wall. If you wish, you can read the introduction to each exhibit (chapter) or simply walk right in and wander around, so to speak. Whenever you come to an image about which you would like to know more, the notes are available. The notes are intended to be unpredictable; that is, they are not uniform in degree of detail and may not even relate to nursing, though each note does relate directly, in some way, to the postcard. For those who prefer a more guided tour, the postcards do follow a sequence based P.xii mostly on chronology and geography, but visual compatibility was the prime consideration in placement. I hope you'll enjoy perusing this book as much as I enjoyed putting it together. Michael Zwerdling, R.N. Burtonsville, Maryland www.nursepostcard.com November 18, 2002 Note: The original dimensions of most postcards printed before 1930 were a uniform 3½ inches by 5½ inches. Most of the postcards printed after 1930 were 4 inches by 6 inches. Contents Dedication Introduction Contents Chapter 1 Symbols of Care Chapter 2 Twentieth-Century Postcard Art Chapter 3 As Adver tised The Nurse on the Advertising Postcard Chapter 4 Portraits Chapter 5 War! Chapter 6 An American Photo Postcard Album Chapter 7 Parade of Nations Acknowledgments Index P.1 P.2
The list of books you might like
