Historical Figures of Nursing Diane Eugenio NUR/391 January 20, 2013 Tricia Proctor Historical Figures of Nursing Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton were two intelligent, dedicated, and brave women who gained worldwide adulation (Spiegel, 1995, p. 501) and helped advance the practice of modern day nursing. Nightingale, using statistics, decreased the amount of soldiers’ deaths due to infection during the Crimean War and created a system of training nurses that would lead to them being considered “professional” for the first time. Clara Barton “embarked on a lengthy struggle to found the American Red Cross” (Spiegel, p. 501), which to this day gives aid and comfort following calamities throughout the world. Florence Nightingale came from an upper class family in England. She was well-educated, after completing her studies in math, natural science, Greek, Latin, German, French, Italian, and ancient and modern literature (Egenes, 2009, p. 4).
Essay 1: The Novice Nurse Case Study Ethical Considerations in Healthcare June, 2014 Nurses play a vital role in the healthcare system. They make up the greatest number of hospital staff (Siela, Twibell & Keller, 2009). In the clinical setting, they are the ones who provide the majority of care to their patients. Nurses’ care for and advocate for the patients they serve. In addition to the formalized education they receive in nursing school, there is also much to learn when they transition from student to professional nurse.
The debate became national in 1948 by Esther Lucile Brown a social anthropologist, who did a study by the National Nursing Council. Brown summaries a very important point that is even valued today: “Nurses will be expected to be fully contributing team member in complex situations where both technical skill of high order and psychological and sociological orientation are request. (Brown, 1948) Brown’s vision for nurses was one with a higher education in order to perform better patient care. Aiken et al. (2000) found that a ten percent increase in nurses holding a BSN degree decreased the risk of patient death and complications by five percent.
Hannah begs you to keep this confidential and not tell anyone especially her daughter, who she sees regularly, as her daughter will be very angry. Bi) How would you explain the term ‘confidentiality’ to Hannah? I would explain to Hannah that I do respect her wish to keep this information ‘confidential’, however due to the nature of the information she has divulged, I would have to inform management as she is putting herself at risk by throwing her medication away. This is not following her careplans and the medication has been prescribed to her for a reason and due to her regularly becoming ‘confused’ we cannot be sure that she is fully aware on what the medication is for. I would explain that we can keep certain things confidential such as opinions and beliefs but if information effects their received care or personal wellbeing/health then I have a duty of care to act upon this but only on a ‘needs to know’ basis.
She graduated and, at the age of 22, entered Women's Medical College studying to become a doctor. At the same time, she volunteered to provide nursing services to the immigrants and the poor living on New York's Lower East Side. Visiting pregnant women, the elderly, and the disabled in their homes, Wald came to the conclusion that there was a crisis in need of immediate redress. She dropped out of medical school and moved into a house on Henry Street in order to live among those who so desperately needed help. In 1893, she organized the Henry Street Settlement, otherwise known as the Visiting Nurse Society (VNS) of New York.
The hospital had a hard time retaining employees and one motive for the class was helping new nurses feel more comfortable and helping us have meaningful, fulfilling employment. In this class we learned about a lot of things but we learned about Julia Brenner’s theory and it has always since stayed with me. I now work in the recovery area of a much larger hospital and have worked in several departments. I have gained a lot of great experience and I have seen my growth described by Brenner’s model. Most importantly though, is probably the fact that I borrowed ideas from that class and from Brenner’s model and have instituted parts into the orientation of new staff-members within my current department.
In this present day many nurses have indeed contributed to modern medicine like Margaret Sanger. Margaret Sanger devoted her life to legalizing birth control and making it available to woman in the 1800s although she faced many challenges she did not give up until it was legalised and women had access to birth control. This has made life much easier for women nowadays to plan they futures before having children and preventing children been born with diseasesand unwanted pregnancies can be avoided instead of having abortions. People may not agree with the way Margaret went about it and may say she was racist but all races today use birth control pills. Margaret Sanger was born in 1879 in Corning, New York.
Anthony’s mother determined the need for the program. She then told Ms. Anthony of the need and she began researching the situation. Ms. Anthony worked for mental health outpatient program in one of the neighboring cities, but Ms. Anthony felt a strong desire to be home near her ailing mother. Therefore, she did some research and found there was a need for anger management and life skills for adolescents. There was no place in Merced that provided the type of services needed for the programs offered through TSI.
She encouraged medical education for women and aided other women to aspire other careers. According to the article, Changing the Face of Medicine, By establishing the New York Infirmary in 1857, Elizabeth Blackwell offered a practical solution to one of the problems facing women who were rejected from internships elsewhere but determined to expand their skills as physicians. She also published several important books on the issue of women in medicine, including Medicine as a Profession for Women in 1860 and Address on the Medical Education of Women in 1864. Blackwell had no idea how to become a physician, so she consulted with several physicians known by her family. They told her it was a fine idea, but impossible; it was too expensive, and such education was not available to women.
Break the Silence Amanda Gambrel Chamberlain College of Nursing NR101: Transitions in Nursing June 2, 2014 Back to Basics: Speak Up Jill, an upcoming OR nurse, begins her career at a rewarding facility that she could now call her home. While being precepted with other nurses in this field, Jill learned very quickly that Dr. Cook was not a subtle or friendly Doctor to work beside, but someone who was very particular and upfront when stating what she wanted. Dr. Cook was more of a “in your face” kind of woman. Even though Jill was told to avoid Dr. Cook at all costs, she fell into a serious issue. As Cook was in the middle of a procedure, Jill noticed Dr. Cook had touched the overhead light with her sterile gloves which were now contaminated.