Educational Preparation
How does the knowledge of the foundations and history of nursing provide a context in which to understand current practice? When we have knowledge of the foundations and history of nursing, it provides groundwork in which to understand our current practice by recognizing the contributions, triumphs and struggles our ancestors have endured to help make our profession what it is today. Also nurses can appreciate how much the nursing profession has grown from the past to present day and became more aware that continued growth and progression will better meet the needs of an evolving, even changing society. To quote Florence nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, “Unless we are making progress in our nursing every year, every month, every week, take my word for it, we are going back”. ‘(100 entertaining and inspiring quotes for nurses 2010)’. Understanding the origin and history of nursing provide to appreciate current practicing. As we learned from the assigned reading nursing began around 250 BC and continued through religious orders and pious ladies who were caring for the sick, poor and needy until the modern nursing started with Florence Nightingale who is known as the Founder of Modern Nursing. Since 1910, the modern civilization has travelled a lot and created history which helps to advance the education for nurses and women, improved nursing practice and the development of new Technology and improve patient’s outcome.
One of the trends in the nursing practice demonstrated by interactive timeline is the decision making process. Nurses make decisions every day that affects the health of the individual, family and community they serve. They continually reinvent themselves and their practice at the expense of their history. Whether nurses choose to use history in their decision making process, history impacts their decisions. Thus as part of a reflective decision making process, nurses need to know their history to make meaningful decisions about their
One of the trends in the nursing practice demonstrated by interactive timeline is the decision making process. Nurses make decisions every day that affects the health of the individual, family and community they serve. They continually reinvent themselves and their practice at the expense of their history. Whether nurses choose to use history in their decision making process, history impacts their decisions. Thus as part of a reflective decision making process, nurses need to know their history to make meaningful decisions about their
References: Lewnson, S. B. & Truglio-Loudrigan, M. (2008). Ch2. Decision making in Nursing (pp. 13-14). Egenes, K.(2008), History of Nursing Ch1,( pp.2,3,5,10,23)