Hildegard Peplau published the first nursing theory in 1952 and was recognized internationally as a nurse leader. Peplau’s Interpersonal Relations Theory emphasized the nurse as a change agent for patients healing. This encouraged interaction between the patient and nurse including concepts of anxiety, frustration, conflict and needs (George, 2011). She describes four steps in the interactional process that are relevant to nurses; orientation, identification, exploitation and resolution (McCrae, 2011). Her work contributed to the development of the National Mental Health Act of 1946 as well as providing input to the World Health Organization and National Institute of Mental Health (George, 2011).
After Nightingale came back to England from the Crimean War, she published two books, Notes on Hospital (1859) and Notes on Nursing (1859). With the support of wealthy friends and John Delane at The Times, Nightingale was able to raise £59,000 to improve the quality of nursing. In 1860, she used this money to found the Nightingale School & Home for Nurses at St. Thomas's Hospital. She also became involved in the training of nurses for employment in the workhouses that had been established as a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act. This was a critical long term contribution to medicine as it helped professionalise nursing which was once associated with working class women.
It is impossible to recount the history of female physicians without mentioning Elizabeth Blackwell. Besides for being the first woman with a medical degree, Elizabeth was a major advocate for the acceptance and education of female physicians in the United States and in England. This source titled The Influence of Women in the Profession of Medicine is the address given by Elizabeth to the students of the London School of Medicine for Women in 1890. Blackwell’s intent with this address is to motivate the medical students, define the importance of the female role within medicine, and to emphasize the spiritual aspect of medicine. Blackwell masterfully employs many methods to motivate the women receiving the address to pursue medicine.
Established a women’s medical school A. She was made fun of in medical school B. School was used to train certified Civil War nurses C. She was asked to do the same in Europe that she did her in the United States D. Left infirmary and medical school for Emily to run E. Specializing in pediatrics and obstetrics F. Efforts helped the decrease of infant mortality rates G. Routine practices of today V. Conclusion Elizabeth Blackwell Changes the World There are now many women doctors all over America and the world. However, Elizabeth Blackwell paved the way for all the women doctors of today. She was very brave and never gave up.
She revolutionized the role of nursing by creating a system for transcribing doctors’ orders and patient’s records. She made many contributions to nursing research and was politically active to affect the reform of health care. She was not just an “Order Taker”, she was a patient advocate. Patient Advocate Advocacy is the heart and soul of nursing. I look at nurses as like moms.
Unit 2 HealthCare Assignment Analyse how the NHS meets the needs of clients and how the role of the nurse contributes to this Kerry-Ann Vickers Analyse how the NHS meets the needs of clients and how the role of the nurse contributes to this The NHS is a fundamental part of Britain and without it what would there be? This assignment discusses the history of the NHS, the new NHS reform and political ideologies of the NHS. It will also explain the important and growing role a Nurse has within todays NHS, discussing the professional regulations they have to follow to how they provide good quality of care. The NHS was launched on the 5th of July 1948 by a man called Aneurin Bevan. Bevan had big plans to provide good health care for all regardless of wealth.
Nursing Philosophy, Model, and Theory Discussion NUR 403 Theories and Models of Nursing Practice Nightingale’s Theory. Nightingale is a first nurse to use theoretical foundation to nursing and her concept influence whole nursing profession significantly. Her concept gave nursing as an identity of profession. The Environment theory is a patient-care theory which focuses on nurse-patient’s relationship and nurse’s role in altering patient’s environment rather than nursing process but the theory can be applied in nursing process. There are seven assumptions and ten major concepts of the environment made in the Environment Theory, which focuses on role of environment in healing a patient.
Efficacy of nurse led CBT in co-morbid patients INTRODUCTION 500wds: This assignment seeks to examine the role of the nurse in delivering Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and the efficacy of such an intervention in today’s modern nursing setting. To achieve this we must look at a number of key issues to truly understand the significant changes that have taken place to nursing and therefore the current limitations and financial restraints that affect a nurse led intervention such as CBT. The role of the modern day nurse has evolved and developed considerably over the last sixty four years since the birth on the NHS in 1948, which was implemented under the Bevan Labour government, Nursing Times (2008). As a consequence of these changes in 1952 nurses roles became more defined with a structured education syllabus which was to lead to professional recognition in the future. CBT like nursing itself is not a new phenomenon but one which has its roots based in the 1960’s where it was developed by people such as Aaron, T. Beck who was a practicing Psychiatrist at that time.
Running head: Nurse Practitioner’s role as a Mentor Orlando S. Valenzuela Jr. University of North Carolina Greensboro 09/24/2012 Nurse Practioner as a Mentor Introduction: Purpose of the Paper (this should be background information on nursing roles) There has been a proliferation of roles for advanced practice nurse in the past several decades that include provider, mentor, educator, researcher, manager, and consultant roles. For the purposes of this paper I have chosen the role of a mentor. Mentorship has been defined as an intense relationship between a novice and an expert to promote role socialization and ultimately, role success of the novice (Hayes, 2005). The mentor acts as a guide, role model, teacher, and sponsor and provides knowledge, advice, challenge, and counsel for a new role (Harrington, 2011). The word mentor has its origin in the Greek mythology.
The purpose of this paper is to discuss opportunities, challenges, and practice requirements that Adult Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner has to overcome in order to address the needs and demands of the healthcare system in the state of New Mexico. The significance of utilizing nurses to deliver primary care comes from the late 1800s when nurses started visiting poor immigrants throughout the country (Hamric, Spross, & Hanson, 2009). Over the decades the demand for nurses who can provide primary care in underserved and rural regions only increased and their influence on the future of the healthcare system has risen. Adult Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioners, as members of the health delivery network, practice family medicine, internal medicine, and geriatrics. They are prepared to diagnose, treat, educate, and council patients with acute and chronic illnesses.