Evolution of Nursing and Nursing Education
Nursing is an art and a science by which people are assisted in learning to care
for themselves whenever possible and cared for by others when they are unable
to Nursing has evolved from an unstructured method of caring for the ill to a
scientific profession.
Nursing combines art and science.
Using scientific knowledge in a humane manner, nursing combines critical
thinking skills with caring behaviors.
Nursing requires a delicate balance of promoting clients’ Nursing focuses not on
illness but rather on the client’s response to illness.
Nursing promotes health and helps clients move to a This aspect of nursing also
includes This chapter traces the evolution of nursing by exploring Social forces
that have affected the development of nursing and nursing education are
examined.
various educational programs of the United States and Canada are presented in
terms of their characteristics and the graduate’s nursing role in health care
delivery.
To understand the present status of nursing, it is necessary to have a base of
historical knowledge about the profession.
By studying nursing history, the nurse is better able to unity within the
profession, supply and demand, salary, education, and current practice.
History is a study of the past that By learning from historical role models, nurses
can enhance their abilities to create positive change in the present and set a The
study of nursing history offers another advantage— learning where the
profession has been and its advancements.
Only when nurses are empowered are Autonomy has historically been difficult for
nurses to achieve.
Empowerment and autonomy go together and are necessary for nursing to bring
about positive changes in health care today (see Figure 1-2).
Learning from the past is the major reason for studying future of the profession.
a historical review, nurses will indeed be a vital force in the Nursing has evolved
with the development of the civilization The term nurse stems from the Latin
word discussion of nursing from early civilizations to the present era of advanced
nursing practice and health care reform.
The evolution of nursing dates back to 4000 BC, to primitive societies in which
mother-nurses worked with priests.
The first nurse to be recorded in history is Deborah.
referred to as a nurse, accompanied Rebekah when she left use of wet nurses is
recorded in Babylonia and Assyria.
These temples were more like health spas rather than hospitals in that they were
religious institutions Priestesses (who were not nurses) was done by women was
performed in the home.
Buddha founded many religious orders that later supported King Asoka in the
establishment of homes that provided care.
The basic nursing care was provided by male nurses.
The spread of Christianity had a profound influence upon nursing.
upon nursing.
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