This book is aimed at both interested professionals and laypeople and serves as a valuable teaching aid. It summarizes the current state of research in this field and provides long-tested sources for varying lengths of learning units on the topic of nursing during the National Socialist regime. The introduction offers educators a good entry point into this complex subject, and before the source section, those interested in problem-oriented learning receive suggestions for designing learning units. In addition to analyzing the constitutive elements of the nursing profession, it emphasizes the strong willingness of many nurses to act in accordance with the racial hygiene paradigm during the National Socialist period.