Schröpfkopf, Spritze und „stumme Schwester“ – „Hybride Objekte“ und „Grenzobjekte“ zwischen Pflege und Medizin

The paper aims to show how an object-centred approach the history of nursing can help toprovide a new perspective on historical development professionalisation nursingand its demarcation from both medical profession and non-professional care. Nursing practicesand material objects closely related them are analysed in their context.We analyse particular such that were used not only by professional nurses but alsoin home care family members or caregivers doctors.Indeed, investigation practices linked enables us showthat distinguished itself necessarily throughspecific through use them. Furthermore, alwaystook tasks belonged physicians’ domain without receiving clear instructions asto authority. While trained more thoroughly than doctors handling theseobjects, legally practice defined as doctors’ tasks.