History and Development of Nursing in Nepal and China
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING IN NEPAL AND CHINA
Introduction
History of nursing can be described with the role of Florence Nightingale, who was born in Italy on 12 May 1820. In 1837, whilst in the gardens at Emblem, she had what she described as her “calling” the voice of God calling to do her work but she had no idea what that work was & then she developed on interest i.e. visiting to the home of the sick in the local villages & began to investigate hospital and nursing. Nursing was started at her time & for the whole life. She has been working to improve health standard in the field of nursing taking the care of sick, disabled & injured people from the home, community to the various being the victim of war. Florence Nightingale is only the one who raised nursing to the level of a respectable profession for women.
History of nursing in Nepal
With the massive Himalaya Mountains to the north bordering on Tibet (now part of China) and a malaria and tiger infested area along the southern border with India; Nepal remained isolated and closed to the outside world more than 60 years ago. There was almost no infrastructure and no roads outside the main city, only footpaths connecting one part of the country with another.
Professional nursing and development in general began late in Nepal. However, nursing existed in Nepal from the very beginning. At first, the mother or other women at home provided nursing care to the sick, injured and old. Nursing has passed many phases but the inner spirit of nursing is the same-care of people. To be successful in nursing, nurses must enjoy their work. Nursing is a service which can be practiced with personal satisfaction, and earn a living at the same time. But now, the concept of nursing has changed. These changes are mainly due to change in the concept of health, pattern of illness and disease, and progress in science and technology. Now it has come out of the hospital to the community with the
Introduction
History of nursing can be described with the role of Florence Nightingale, who was born in Italy on 12 May 1820. In 1837, whilst in the gardens at Emblem, she had what she described as her “calling” the voice of God calling to do her work but she had no idea what that work was & then she developed on interest i.e. visiting to the home of the sick in the local villages & began to investigate hospital and nursing. Nursing was started at her time & for the whole life. She has been working to improve health standard in the field of nursing taking the care of sick, disabled & injured people from the home, community to the various being the victim of war. Florence Nightingale is only the one who raised nursing to the level of a respectable profession for women.
History of nursing in Nepal
With the massive Himalaya Mountains to the north bordering on Tibet (now part of China) and a malaria and tiger infested area along the southern border with India; Nepal remained isolated and closed to the outside world more than 60 years ago. There was almost no infrastructure and no roads outside the main city, only footpaths connecting one part of the country with another.
Professional nursing and development in general began late in Nepal. However, nursing existed in Nepal from the very beginning. At first, the mother or other women at home provided nursing care to the sick, injured and old. Nursing has passed many phases but the inner spirit of nursing is the same-care of people. To be successful in nursing, nurses must enjoy their work. Nursing is a service which can be practiced with personal satisfaction, and earn a living at the same time. But now, the concept of nursing has changed. These changes are mainly due to change in the concept of health, pattern of illness and disease, and progress in science and technology. Now it has come out of the hospital to the community with the
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