Historical Development of Nursing Timeline Tiffany C. Dovgan NUR/513 October 15, 2012 Dolores Diehl Historical Development of Nursing Timeline The discipline or practice of nursing has developed over time and many nursing theorists contributed to the professional practice as we know it today. Nursing theories provide structure to the critical thinking and decision- making processes. Theory, research and applications to clinical practice are symbiotic as new concepts, practices and empirical data emerge professional practice changes or evolves. Florence Nightingale’s writings originating in 1859 are considered the first nursing theories postulated. She is known for decreasing mortality rates in hospitals during the Crimean War (George, 2011).
I have been a registered nurse for thirteen years and nine of these years were spent working in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a level one trauma hospital located in Washington State. This paper will discuss the functional differences of a regulatory agency and a professional nursing organization. I will give two examples how provisions from the nursing code of ethics has influenced my practice as an ICU nurse. Four professional traits found in the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics will be portrayed and I will share one of my personal experiences that display two of these traits. Lastly I will discuss one historical nursing figure that has influenced my practice as a registered nurse.
* Helped change the cultural ideologies of the role women in our society. What current nursing practices are the legacy of military nursing? * Thanks to Nightingale we continue to practice by evidence based research. * 3. Although advanced practice nursing roles were formally introduced to the profession during the latter half of the 20th century, it has been argued that nurses began to function in
( History of Medicine Division, NLM 2014) The Nursing Profession in the 1900’s compared to Nursing in the 21st century History of Medicine Division, NLM Nursing history Duties of nursing as it is today is virtually unrecognizable when compared to the duties of nurses in the early 20th century. Nursing duties were closer to those of a housekeeper, they cleaned everything from celling to floor and all that is between, cleaning bedsheets to the equipment used by the doctors. They went out into the community and taught how to clean and other basic health care, this was the main role of a nurse. Stopping the spread of disease was the primary goal. (national institutes of health , 2014) Military nursing.
Evolution of Community and Public Health Nursing NUR 405 October 21, 2013 Evolution of Community and Public Health Nursing The evolution of community and public health nursing goes back four centuries ago from the British settlers into the New World of America. Many events have led to the advancement of the nursing field after the American Revolution bringing public support for establishing government-sponsored boards of health (Stanhope & Lancaster 2012). Key health issues, perspectives, goals, roles, functions, community and public health partnerships will be discussed. The first influence was the complexity of medicine during the nineteenth-century. Many women performing nursing functions in the almshouses (medical care for all by the Elizabethan Poor Law provided minimal care, most often in almshouses supported by local government, sought to regulate where the poor could live as to provide care during illness) and early hospitals in Great Britain were poorly educated, untrained and often undependable (Stanhope & Lancaster 2012) .
State of Advance Practice/Week 2 Patricia Grayson-Canty Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 510 Leadership and Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse Terri Schmitt Professor Spring B 2014 Introduction The purpose of this paper is to further examine the state of advanced practice nursing from a local, state, national, and international perspective. The role of the nurse practitioner (NP) “evolved from the shortage of primary care medical providers in underserved areas in the 1960s” (DeNisco & Barker, 2013, p. 20). NPs became a much needed asset during the Great Society era due to the development of the government health programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, and Community health Centers that needed care providers. These programs helped
Identify one area of nursing research that has improved patient outcomes. State the study and its impact on patient care. How have these findings changed your nursing practice? For many years nurse staffing ratio has continued to be a major problem. Nurses are given assignments based on the number of staff present and not on the acuity of the patient therefore affecting the patient’s outcome.
• Describe how Watson’s Theory of Human Transpersonal Caring is related. | |Historical time period |Nursing role in community |Major health issues|Partnerships used |Watson’s theory | |Past period 1 |Industrial Revolution |In the 1800’s the role of |The major health |Daughters of Charity | | | |American Revolution War |nursing was delivered by |issues in the |Dominican Sisters | | |1800'S |Crimean War |women in the home for all |1800’s were small |Franciscan Sisters of the | | | |American Civil War |family members when they were|pox, yellow fever, |Poor | | | | |sick, during childbirth, and |cholera, typhoid, |AMA-hygiene study | | | | |to decrease suffering. |typhus, |Elizabeth Law in England | | | | |Nursing care was provided for|tuberculosis, |Florence Nightingale | | | | |the poor, mentally ill, and |maleria, infant |developed nursing | | | |
She learned new theories of caring for the insane from them. Dorothea Dix has been described as "the most effective advocate of humanitarian reform in American mental institutions during the nineteenth century". She also initiated opening of mental and conventional hospitals. The nursing will become more versatile in the future as the health sciences develop. The Choice of the Nursing Leader The choice to describe this particular nurse leader was made because she possesses qualities of a true nursing leader.
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.