The 25th Annual Conference of the American Association for the History of The conference invites all individuals interested in the history of nursing and |
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History provides current nurses with the same intellectual and political tools that determined nursing pioneers applied to shape nursing values and beliefs to the social context of their times. Nursing history is not an ornament to be displayed on anniversary days, nor does it consist of only happy stories to be recalled and retold on special occasions. Nursing history is a vivid testimony, meant to incite, instruct and inspire today's nurses as they bravely trod the winding path of a reinvented health care system.
To find out about these nursing pioneers and their efforts, link up with the American Association for the History of Nursing, Inc.
A Position Paper on Nursing History in the Curriculum: Preparing Nurses for the 21st Century was adopted by the AAHN Board of Directors at their September 21, 2001 Board meeting.
The American Association for the History of Nursing (AAHN ) is a professional organization open to everyone interested in the history of nursing. Originally founded in 1978 as a historical methodology group, the association was briefly named the International History of Nursing Society. The purpose of the Association shall be to foster the importance of history as relevant to understanding the past, defining the present, and influencing the future of nursing by:
Stimulating national and international interest and collaboration in the history of nursing;
Educating nurses and the public regarding the history and heritage of the nursing profession;
Encouraging and supporting research in the history of nursing and recognizing outstanding scholarly achievement in nursing history;
Encouraging the collection, preservation, and use of materials of historical importance to nursing;
Serving as a resource for information about nursing history;
Producing and distributing educational materials related to the history and heritage of the nursing profession;
Promoting the inclusion of nursing history in nursing curricula;
Fostering interdisciplinary collaboration in history.
The association sponsors a Conference on
Nursing History in the Fall of every year. Members receive both a quarterly newsletter,
the Bulletin, and the AAHN official publication, the annual Nursing History Review . AAHN also offers three
prestigious Awards for completed historical research,
and post-doctoral grant and a research grant for students.
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American Association for the History of Nursing, Inc.
10200 W 44th Avenue, Suite 304
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Voice: (303) 422-2685; Fax: (303) 422-8894
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