inclusive: CNHI: Kathryn Jaquette Papers 1969-1974

Scope and content:

This collection consists of training program protocols, practice protocols, legislative materials, educational pamphlets, journal articles, and newspaper articles related to the nurse practitioner movement in the 1970s. The materials in the Jaquette Papers are the result of her research into NP protocols for the National Health Service, a task assigned by the Service with the intent to use the data to develop a standard NP protocol. After collecting information from NP public health programs around the country, however, the Service concluded that conditions of practice were so variable, and medical practice changed so rapidly, that the establishment of a uniform national NP protocol was not feasible. The papers reflect the state of NP practice in the United States in the 1970s, a period when the NP movement was just beginning and standards were being determined. The nurse practitioner now constitutes a recognized advanced practice nursing specialty, with established professional organizations, certification standards, and standards of practice. The Jaquette Papers help to shed light on the early development of this important nursing specialty.

Arrangement:

The collection has been arranged into one topical series, reflecting the order in which the material was originally organized.

Physical description:

3 boxes, 1.25 linear feet

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