The 25th Annual Conference of the American Association for the History of Nursing promises opportunities for scholarly exchanges of knowledge about the development of nursing and health care in the United States and across the globe. This year, the Conference also provides time to celebrate the wisdom, the insights, and the critical importance of 25 years of historical scholarship Our program and celebration include paper and poster presentations, exhibits, networking opportunities, our traditional banquet and, of course, our live auction. The conference invites all individuals interested in the history of nursing and health care. Click here to download the Registration Form.

AAHN Endowments

The American Association for the History of Nursing accepts gifts in memory of someone who has died or in honor of someone on a special occasion such as a birthday, anniversary or graduation. Or you can give a gift just to say Thank you. We will send a notice to the person honored or the family of the deceased. Just fill out this form and mail it with your contribution.

Nursing History

History provides current nurses with the same intellectual and political tools that determined nursing pioneers applied to shape nursing values and beliefs to the social context of their times. Nursing history is not an ornament to be displayed on anniversary days, nor does it consist of only happy stories to be recalled and retold on special occasions. Nursing history is a vivid testimony, meant to incite, instruct and inspire today's nurses as they bravely trod the winding path of a reinvented health care system.

To find out about these nursing pioneers and their efforts, link up with the American Association for the History of Nursing, Inc.

Position Statement on History in the Curriculum

A Position Paper on Nursing History in the Curriculum: Preparing Nurses for the 21st Century was adopted by the AAHN Board of Directors at their September 21, 2001 Board meeting.

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