Jing Li, 2nd Military Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania
Thursday, May 7, 2009, 2:07 am EDT
Time: 12:15 p.m.
Place: 2U Conference Room, Room 2019, Claire Fagin Hall
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Abstract: This historical study explores the social context in China with an understanding of how it affected the process of clinical nursing specialization. Clinical nursing specialization in China was influenced by particular political, economical, and cultural factors. It was mostly influenced by national policy and other factors also contributed to it.