Kirby Stephanie
Department of Health and Human Sciences, University of Essex, England.
Int Hist Nurs J. 2002 Summer;7(2):4-13.
In the pages of her publications 'The Nursing Record' and 'The British Journal of Nursing', Mrs Bedford Fenwick portrayed the Poor Law nurses as struggling against the forces of parsimony and ignorance in the persons of the workhouse master and matron. The representation of these women as victims of the system rescued by Mrs Bedford Fenwick disguises their considerable achievements towards improving the quality of care for their deprived patients. This paper examines how the Poor Law nurses seized the opportunity afforded by the campaign for State Registration to further their cause in developing a professional nursing service for a neglected group of patients.
在她的出版物《护理记录》和《英国护理杂志》中，贝德福德·芬威克夫人将济贫法护士描绘成在济贫院院长和护士长身上与吝啬和无知势力作斗争的形象。将这些女性描绘成被贝德福德·芬威克夫人拯救的制度受害者，掩盖了她们在改善对贫困患者护理质量方面取得的巨大成就。本文探讨了济贫法护士如何抓住国家注册运动提供的机会，推进她们为一群被忽视的患者发展专业护理服务的事业。
