An Oral History Archive Honoring the Legacy of Burn Nurses

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2026
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Abstract
History is frequently recorded through statistics, in burn care, often as mortality rates and graft take percentages, yet the history of burn care is equally a narrative of human resilience and professional evolution. This manuscript presents findings from the Burn Nursing Oral History Archive Project, which sought to preserve the historical identity of the specialty through the voices of its pioneers. By weaving together extensive interview transcripts with foundational historical texts, this project reconstructs the trajectory of burn nursing from the mid-twentieth century to the present. It identifies key historical inflection points, including pivotal mass casualty events and the formal recognition of burn nursing as a distinct specialty by the American Nurses Association in 2020. Qualitative analysis of interviews with sixteen accomplished burn nursing professionals reveals an evolution from bedside clinicians to leaders of interdisciplinary care and champions of prevention. The results are categorized into three distinct eras: the foundation period defined by compassion and moral dilemma, the modernization period focused on establishing protocols and survivorship, and the current era of professional validation through national certification. The findings argue that while clinical protocols and technologies have shifted dramatically, the foundational philosophy of humanistic, patient-centered care remains a constant thread. This archive serves as an impactful tool and call to action for future generations, anchoring current practice in the historical advocacy and compassion that define the specialty.
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Authors Ashley E Buchholz, Jeffrey E Carter, Mario A Rivera-Barbosa, Jonathan E Schoen, Victoria P Miles
Journal journal of burn care & research : official publication of the american burn association
Year 2026
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10.1093/jbcr/irag078
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https://doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/irag078
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