THE NURSES ASSOCIATIONS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.
Contributors: Columbia University. Teachers College.
Published: 1989
Number of pages: 191
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.; Education, Health.; Education, History of.
Description: This study is an account of the first thirty-two years in the life of an organization established by a group of nurses in Trinidad and Tobago, two tiny islands in Great Britain's former colonial empire. The study covers a very turbulent and exciting period, during which time the islands moved from the political status of Crown Colony to independence from Great Britain. The effect of the social, political, economic, cultural and philosophical forces at work in the society on the growth and development of the nurses and the establishment of the organization is considered as is the impact of the association on the profession of nursing.

The first chapter of the study provides a brief account of the geography, people and culture of the two islands. The systems of health care delivery, nursing education and nursing practice in operation during the three decades covered by the study are described.

Chapter II describes the origin, growth and major factors in the development of the two nurses organizations, the Southern Certificated Nurses Association and the Port of Spain Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, the nursing leaders, their motivations and support systems are characterized. The events leading to the merger of the two associations in 1946 are reviewed. Finally, the contributions of selected physicians and their motivations are appraised.

The achievements of the decade of the fifties and early years of the sixties are examined in Chapter III. The battle fought by the Association to obtain registration legislation and the establishment of relations with important regional and international nursing organizations, as well as its relations with the government and involvement in other activities are discussed.

In Chapter IV, an account is given of selected British and local nurses who worked in the health care system and who assisted in upgrading the status of the locally trained nurses and improved the practice of nursing in the eyes of the public.

In the final chapter, the future of the organization is reflected upon.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 50-08, Section: B, page: 3398.

Thesis (ED.D.)--COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TEACHERS COLLEGE, 1989.

School code: 0055.