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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 16, 2026

A nurse's guide for the operating room. Published under the direction of the Sisters of Charity, St. Joseph's Hospital.

Publication Details

Chicago: W. T. Keener, 1902 CE.

Distinctively, Senn devoted his first chapter to the "Preparation of Operating Room in a Private House," suggesting that surgeons may have been frequently called upon to perform operations in homes when the book was published. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#13220
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/15484
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLa-nurses-guide-for-the-operating-room-published-under-the-direction-of-the-sisters-of-charity-st-josephs-hospital

Geographic Context

Publication place: Chicago