World History Of Nursing
Rose Laine L. Tabequero Nov. 6, 2014
BSN- 1NA NCM 100.1 Lec
World History of Nursing
The earliest nurses were often the nuns and army/soldiers who provided nursing-like service. In many societies, the provision of nursing care was a role that was assigned to females members, yet in other societies, care of the sick was a role assigned to medicine men, shamans, or other tribesmen.
From A.D. 50 to 800, hospitals were usually near a church or monastery. Men were the caregivers and women were permitted to be midwives or wet nurses and were considered witches if they attempted to usurp the role of the male health-care provider.
In the Middle Ages, A.D.500 to 1500, Christianity attempted to bring forth the notion of personal responsibility for self, as well as for others, and this was reflected in the care of the sick. During this early Christian era, nurses formed themselves into organized groups. Deaconesses were often Roman matrons or widows with some educational background who were selected by the church’s bishop to visit and care for the sick in their homes.
Saint Fabiola, funded the creation of a Roman hospital where she tended to the patients.
Phoebe, the deaconess sent by St. Paul to Rome and was mentioned in Romans 16:1, is often cites as the “first visiting nurse”.
During the time of the Crusaders (A.D. 10), monks were often tended to sick. It was during this time that the Church established military nursing orders, such as the Knights Hospitalers (the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem), made up exclusively of men who provided care for pilgrims and travelers who were in need of care for pilgrims and travelers who were in need of care.
During the Reformation of the 16th century, Protestant reformers shut down the monasteries and convents. The nursing profession suffered a major setback for approximately 200 years.
In the first half of the 19th century, a variety of British social reformers advocated for the formation of groups of religious women
BSN- 1NA NCM 100.1 Lec
World History of Nursing
The earliest nurses were often the nuns and army/soldiers who provided nursing-like service. In many societies, the provision of nursing care was a role that was assigned to females members, yet in other societies, care of the sick was a role assigned to medicine men, shamans, or other tribesmen.
From A.D. 50 to 800, hospitals were usually near a church or monastery. Men were the caregivers and women were permitted to be midwives or wet nurses and were considered witches if they attempted to usurp the role of the male health-care provider.
In the Middle Ages, A.D.500 to 1500, Christianity attempted to bring forth the notion of personal responsibility for self, as well as for others, and this was reflected in the care of the sick. During this early Christian era, nurses formed themselves into organized groups. Deaconesses were often Roman matrons or widows with some educational background who were selected by the church’s bishop to visit and care for the sick in their homes.
Saint Fabiola, funded the creation of a Roman hospital where she tended to the patients.
Phoebe, the deaconess sent by St. Paul to Rome and was mentioned in Romans 16:1, is often cites as the “first visiting nurse”.
During the time of the Crusaders (A.D. 10), monks were often tended to sick. It was during this time that the Church established military nursing orders, such as the Knights Hospitalers (the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem), made up exclusively of men who provided care for pilgrims and travelers who were in need of care for pilgrims and travelers who were in need of care.
During the Reformation of the 16th century, Protestant reformers shut down the monasteries and convents. The nursing profession suffered a major setback for approximately 200 years.
In the first half of the 19th century, a variety of British social reformers advocated for the formation of groups of religious women