New E-books: Med-Surg Nursing, and Health Encyclopedia
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Medical-surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking in Client Care (4th ed) from the StatRef collection, and Drexel College of Medicine's Health Encyclopedia.
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Reprise: CINAHL now available only through EBSCO
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Special Training for Nurses at Drexel
by Robin Elliot
In the early twentieth century Drexel participated in training for nurses. At that time nursing was primarily a female profession. There were Nurses Training Schools throughout the country, including Philadelphia. Drexel began offering new scientific classes for nurses which would supplement their regular training. Drexel did not intend to simply offer scientific courses; instead they wanted to help the student be an all around better nurse. The curriculum would therefore include English Language and Literature to ensure proper writing skills. They would also take classes in Vocal Expression. Students in the nursing program would have access to public lectures and the library from Drexel. It is unclear if this program was implemented at Drexel at this time.
