Anesthesia magaw biography
Anesthesia magaw biography
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Saturday, July 14, 2007
This presentation is part of : Nursing History Issues
Alice Magaw: The Mother of Anesthesia
Nancy A. Harris, PhD, Anesthesia Department, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA
| Learning Objective #1: list the four components of the foundation for the first advanced practice nursing: anesthesia. | |||
| Learning Objective #2: list four outcomes of Alice Magaw�s anesthesia practice on turn of the twentieth century medicine and nursing. |
This study is a biography of Alice Magaw, nurse anesthetist for Dr.
Charles H. and William J. Mayo, Rochester, Minnesota from 1889-1908. The purpose was to contextualize her anesthesia practice as the product of the unique environment of the turn of the twentieth century Mayo Clinic, and analyze the direct and indirect impact of her practice.
This research utilized a great person framework integrated with social history.
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