Abstract

Mary Breckinridge established the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) in a poor, rural, underdeveloped area of the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Kentucky in 1925 and in so doing, marked the first effort to professionalize midwifery in the United States (US). Since its inception in 1925, the FNS has survived many challenges and still exists today. This historical analysis of the FNS' s 'early years' (1925-1960) yields valuable insights into not only on how such a remarkable feat was achieved but also on how these insights could benefit nurses today. The contemporary nursing profession is struggling with many of the same internal and external environmental forces that challenged those 'early nurses.'

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 27609526; ProQuest document ID: 2377391858. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Edith A. West, PhD, ACNS-BC, RN

Sigma Membership

Zeta Lambda

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Historical

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Historical Nursing, The Frontier Nursing Service, Culture of Care

Advisor

Ron Iphofen

Second Advisor

Katherine Williams

Third Advisor

Will Griffiths

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Bangor University

Degree Year

2008

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-10-20

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