History of Nursing in the Kingdom of Denmark

Nursing is a field that has been professionalized quite recently since the second half of the 20th century. Interest in its history rises at the end of 20th century, however, research is uneven. We have relatively well mapped history in England or USA, but informations on this topic from many other countries are not available to Czech readers. Therefore, this thesis is focused on one specific example of historical development, namely the Kingdom of Denmark. Studying history helps us understand which socio-economic, political, cultural or religious factors have influenced the current form and organization of the field. We can therefore be inspired to make positive changes in our own environment. It makes us think about an amount of questions. These questions include the influence of religion on society, the health and social policies of individual countries and the historical status of women in society. The aim of this thesis is to map the development of nursing in Denmark from its beginnings to the end of the 20th century. The partial goal is to provide an overview of the most important church influences, which were strong in Denmark even during the 20th century, to set the most important historical milestones and to introduce important personalities of Danish nursing. Furthermore, the author tries...