European Journal for Nursing History and Ethics; Karen Nolte und Susanne Kreutzer (Web)

They journal is available online in open access. The first issue was published in 2019, the issues so far are: Material Care Studies | Bads in Nursing Ethics, History and Historiography | Nursing: Traditions, Ruptures and Specialisations | Nursing Care in Times of Epidemics and Pandemics – Historical and Ethical Issues | Suicide as a Challenge in Psychiatric Nursing | Nursing and Economics (Web)

CfP: To become a nurse (08/2026)
Proposals by: 31.05.2025

Models of nursing education and training in ethics can vary widely across Europe, depending on how nursing was organized in each country. The path to academization varied greatly and the different manifestations of denominational nursing traditions also had far-reaching consequences. This special issue will focus on these historically-specific developments in nursing education. The aim is to identify and discuss differences in developments, societal and structural conditions. A central topic is the formation of professional and ethical standards for the profession. The question of how to become a “good” nurse has a long history in nursing debates and continues to have relevance today. Even in the early days of nursing training, it was a matter of course that the development of the nurse’s character was as important as the practical and theoretical training. In modern nursing training, the development of an ethical attitude plays an important role alongside the teaching of ethical foundations. The eighth themed issue of the European Journal for Nursing History and Ethics is dedicated to nursing education from a historical and ethical perspective. Read more … (Web)

Possible historical topics are:
Which concepts guided nursing training and how did these change over time? How did the content of nursing training develop? What influence did the developing nursing science have on nursing training? How were theoretical and practical training combined? What role did the development of character and an ethical attitude play in the nurse’s formation?

Possible ethical questions to consider:
– How can ethical education and the development of an ethical attitude be taught? What conceptual and practical challenges arise in the teaching of ethics? How can these be addressed? Which pedagogical approaches and specific teaching methods are particularly suitable for teaching nursing ethics? What framework conditions are needed for ‚good‘ ethics teaching?

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