Hospital Days: Reminiscence of a Civil War Nurse

Woolsey, Jane S.; Bryant, Sue C.

doi:10.1891/1062-8061.8.1.205

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“…Ultimately, the authors of the triumphal narratives expressed how both camaraderie and solidarity between nurses and soldiers defined their relationships (Livermore, 1995, p. 346; Woolsey, 2001, p. 93; Pember, 1914, p. 191). On the one hand, the tones adopted by the authors to reshape their nursing experiences in war differ depending on the temporal distance from which they evoked their accounts: when the interval between the moment of narration and the narrated moment was greater, the tone was calmer (Newcomb, 1893, p. 8).…”

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“…These associations became agents of change and the authors echoed these new nursing contributions through their personal accounts. The recruitment and training of nurses (Sarnecky, 1999, p. 15; Woolsey, 2001, p. 5; Woolsey, 2001, p. 12), the distribution of resources among affected people (Hoge, 1867, p. 52; Mckay, 1867, p. 51) or the provision of direct assistance to the injured (Alcott, 2006, p. 39; Mckay, 1867, p. 54; Palmer, 1867, p. 89; Taylor, 1902, p. 31; Woolsey, 2001, p. 93) were their main actions (Davis, 1987, p. 11). Nurses’ participation in these groups was a tool for the development of a previously non‐existent nursing profession and many improvements in the quality of nursing care were developed thanks to the training they received (Sarnecky, 1999, p. 18).…”

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“…She also recognized that the nurses’ field of action depended on the leeway granted by surgeons (Bucklin, 1869, p. 125). Woolsey defended nurses’ willingness and ability to transform environments through their presence and training (Woolsey, 2001, p. 42). Alcott demonstrated feelings of community and sisterhood, referring to her colleagues as ‘sister nurses’ (Alcott, 2006, p. 53).…”

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“…Initially, alcohol use was restricted to therapeutic application for patients, but it was later abused by hospital staff and surgeons (Noun, 1984). In 1863, Woolsey was the superintendent at Fairfax Hospital and managed the recruitment not only of the nursing staff but of the other health staff as well (Woolsey, 2001, p. 37). Wittenmyer focused on diet control for patients and management rather than on direct health care, becoming the most important figure regarding the organization of hospital diets in the war (Wittenmyer, 1895, p. 49).…”

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“…Nurses’ participation in these groups was a tool for the development of a previously non‐existent nursing profession and many improvements in the quality of nursing care were developed thanks to the training they received (Sarnecky, 1999, p. 18). Thanks to their capacity to manage and organize assistance, these associations added professional connotations for nursing care and, as shown by the authors in their narratives, a new public recognition of the nursing contribution gradually developed (Bucklin, 1869, p. 37; Newcomb, 1893, p. 15; Palmer, 1867, p. 88; Woolsey, 2001, p. 48).…”

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Triumphal narratives in the American Civil War: A new nursing professional identity

Choperena

2020

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aims To analyse the evolving social role of female nurses in the American Civil War context in terms of gender, class and race and to examine whether their caring efforts correspond to the beginnings of a new nursing professional identity. Design Historical research. Methods Thirteen American Civil War nurses’ triumphal narratives written between 1865–1902 were analysed. The search and work were carried out between 2012–2020. Women's history and thematic analysis provided, respectively, the theoretical and analytical frameworks. Results The arrival of the war was the catalyst for change. The nurses’ autobiographies were written in a hostile environment where class and racial tensions had to be released. This analysis points to nursing care being transformed from its traditional domestic traits to a progressive and intentional professional dimension. Conclusion American Civil War nurses’ autobiographies offer an innovative vision of their lives and their nursing work. Specifically, the autobiographical accounts provide new perspectives on the evolution of the authors’ social dimension in terms of class, race and gender as well as the development of a new nursing professional identity in that context.

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