The Knowledge of the foundations and history provides the understanding of the evolvement of today’s nurses and nursing practice. Prior to 1800 nurses were known as lowest classes of society and education and training of nurses were poor and low health care quality were provided by nurses. First half of the 19th century, they were the undesirables (alcoholics, illiterate ) . “Modern nursing contributed by Florence nightingale Made a way for recognition of nursing as a superior compassionate profession” (A Nurses’ world- blog by nursing uniform s.net) nursing profession was also acknowledged by the military and government. The nurses themselves had to endure so much humility and sacrifices in the past in order to make it a nursing for today’s nurses. Nurses now is a part of largest healthcare industry and nurses now are highly paid and has multiple degrees in their profession. The three tends in nursing practice from the nursing timeline of history are technology, nursing organizations and nursing uniforms and caps. The technology has improved or made it to the very top compared to the nursing technology from early 1800. In early 1800’s nurses and the doctors were not concerned about hygienic environment but rather to get their job done. From 1850-1900 nursing interventions included bedpans, bandages, surgical splints, nursing bottle. From 1950-1960 technical advancement such as new medicine, ABT, IV therapy. From 1965- 1980 dialysis machines, cardiac/ fetal monitors. 1967 – Hospice care from 1980 to present computers in health care, safer med administration and patient safety monitoring devices, wireless charting services. Even though we excel in technology it has its pros and cons. Pros points out the improvement in patient safety and patient care. Cons dehumanizes patient care leaving it to the technology In the past there were no