After review the model and textbook, I was amazed at the root of nursing. It is important that we need to know how nursing was started and how it was established the foundation of history of nursing. Modern nursing was influenced by Florence Nightingale . She established the infection control by hand washing which is most important to prevent from infection. ANA established a code of professional nursing by publishing and editing nursing articles. I never thought initiation of nursing was men started
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Military and nuns (Florence Nightingale) were the primary caregivers who provided nursing services, which formed the basis of modern nursing. The passage of time witnessed the evolution the nursing profession where the scope of nursing expanded with the advancement in technology and the changes in the healthcare and politics. Earlier, nurses were prohibited from using thermometers and interpreting results (Sandelowski, 2000), taking blood pressure reading and interpreting readings (Mee, 2006; Sandelowski
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interchangeably for many years. The roles however of a community health nurse and a public health nurse have become very different over the years as well. Time has a way of changing everything. The field of nursing has been ever changing since the time of Florence Nightingale. It has always intrigued me how many times nursing returns to its humble beginnings to move nursing into the future. The community health nurse usually focuses on and individual and their family and their health care needs and issues
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system for nurses that we see today. Graduates of this program assumed positions in all four corners of the globe and took their place in the history of nursing"("Gonursingschools"). However, the name which is most synonymous with nursing is Florence Nightingale. She became a nurse during the Crimean War. Because she was so dedicated to caring for the soldiers, she is responsible
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The knowledge of the foundations and history of nursing has provided great enhancement in the role of a nurse. I read the “Nursing History Timeline” and found out how much Florence Nightingale, Walter Whitman, Dorthea Dix and Harriet Dame made an enormous impact on the nursing practice. I wish everyone who chooses nursing as a career embraces their patient advocacy and compassion for others. The first trend in the “Nursing Timeline of Historical Events” was the quality of care. In the beginning
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fields like education, informatics, practice, and administration (Polit & Beck, 2012). Research validates the knowledge and information that helps nurses to make necessary decisions and take actions. Research in nursing began with the efforts of Florence Nightingale when she collected information and came up with the analysis of factors affecting soldier’s mortality during Crimean war. Thorough analysis helped to make significant changes in nursing practice and care, and awareness to public. Since
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true beginnings. Without this vital recognition, or founding of a ‘calling’, nursing would not have developed further. Secondly, The Crimean War directly influenced ‘modern’ nursing. Without the hard work of past outstanding nursing figures, such as Florence Nightingale, nursing would not have become as organized as it is today. Thirdly, the ANA was established directly giving nursing standards for care which has drastically impacted how we practice today. It has also allowed for nursing practice to
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MY NURSING CAREER AND LIFE PLAN As written by Walter Mosely, “America now stand on a fiscal precipice and right now our money is worth less daily as our children’s potential is dwindling, our medical insurance, Social Security and ability to make choices about when and if we retire are eroding”. So I decided to become a nurse, to have health insurance, paid vacations, 401k pension plans and security of tenure. The need for a career that is not just a JOB, but a career that can make me financially
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The Florence Symphony Orchestra performed their concert called, Polish-French connection, on October 17th 2016. It was performed at the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center in Florence, SC. They are an orchestral ensemble which consists of many string instruments (Violin and Cello), Brass (Trombones and French Horns), woodwinds (Flutes, clarinets, and oboe), the keyboard instruments and the percussion. They performed the works of Frédéric Chopin and his Piano Concerto No.1 in E Minor
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After Florence Nightingale proved the importance of nurses in the Crimean War, the demand for trained nurses in the United Stated increases during the late 1800s. Although there was no nursing school at that time, trained nursing school was established in hospitals in a form of apprenticeship. In here, students dedicated two years of their life in the program working/training in the hospital, and hoped for the best. As Charles Rosenberg stated, the early nursing training school is an “institution
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