A History of Nursing - The Evolution of Nursing Systems From the Earliest Times to the Foundation of the First English and American Training Schools for Nurses #270473

In executing our task, we have been aware of our shortcomings, and this the more keenly as we complete our first volumes; yet perhaps the spirit of devotion in which we have worked may partly excuse both the defects that we are conscious of and possible errors of which we are unconscious. We have tried, however, to quote only from authors of recognised authority and to penetrate as closely to original sources as possible.