The HIERARCHY of NURSING in AUSTRALIA The word “nurse” comes from the Latin word meaning to nourish or cherish. Nursing has been a part of our lives since the evolution of mankind. It’s purely taught by Mother Nature‚ and learned through instinct by men and women‚ as what the people from the Stone Age did when they nursed their sick families. Nursing had a historical journey from the beginning. In the early days‚ witchdoctors and priests would use herbal remedies
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A Nurse is defined as a “person trained to care for the sick or infirm‚ especially in a hospital” (The free dictionary‚ 2002) while caring is defined as “a feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others; showing or having compassion” (The free dictionary‚ 2002). The two are very intertwined with each other. To be a nurse you must show both aspects. An ideal nurse to me is someone that goes out of their way to help others‚ someone that is an overall caring person that is professional‚ passionate
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Nursing Now and Then Luanna Staats Nursing others has been around for as long as humanity has existed. Early practices of health care evolved as a way for groups to survive. Many of these early links between humans and environment was due to superstition and religion. Early evidence suggests that techniques such as mind-body connection‚ isolation‚ and banishment from a group‚ and fumigation were all ways used to manage disease and protect the community. A specialized role
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Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale was born in Florence‚ Italy‚ on 12th May‚ 1820. In her late teens she felt that she was being called by God for something other living the life of the upper class. That other cause was nursing and after her father permission‚ decided to go to Kaiserwerth‚ Germany to study. She was there up until the Beginning of the Crimean War‚ which she aided heavily by tending to the wounded and sickly. After the war Nightingale she began making pamphlets and publishing
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Philosophy: My Nursing Abstract Philosophy is a system of beliefs‚ it is often looked at as an effort to define nursing situations that is observed to exist or happen and serves as the basis for later theoretical formulations. Florence Nightingale the first nurse theorist‚ philosophy states that nursing is establishing and environment that allows persons to recover from illness. Nursing has four metaparadigms the client‚ the environment‚ health and nursing. Metaparadigms are theoretical
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Observation of Patients Florence Nightingale is said to be one of the major influences in nursing throughout history and today. In 1898‚ she wrote Notes on Nursing What it is‚ and What it is Not. Her ‘notes’ on nursing outline many of the nursing practices used and implemented in today’s practices. Observation in patient’s is a key element in being able to give proper care and gathering the proper data‚ as well as being able to properly assess and monitor the patient to enable them to make
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The Western version of nursing as an occupation dates from the late 19th century and the early 20th century‚ a product of Crimean War. Because of the need to care for wounded soldiers‚ Florence Nightingale organized a group of women to deliver care under her supervision and war surgeons as well. Nightingale focused on hygiene as her goal and environment changes as the means to achieve that goal. She believed that the focus of nursing should be in creating a positive environment through the manipulation
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lives. For example‚ a red stop sign is a symbol where a person’s reaction is easily known even through language barriers. There are many modern and past symbols which are represented in the nursing profession that are recognized by many. The Florence Nightingale lamp is a time honored icon of nursing. Donahue (2011) notes “after the other nurses had retired‚ she made solitary rounds…these rounds were made with her famous lamp” (p.117). The lamp has remained a symbol of comfort and kindness. Its
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medical professions. 0. Florence Nightingale - The word "nurse" is synonymous with Florence Nightingale‚ the most famous nurse of all time. A British nurse who worked during the 19th century‚ Nightingale was a selfless nurse who braved harsh conditions in battle during the Crimean War. Also a statistician‚ Nightingale’s dedication to reducing the deaths of British Army soldiers sproduced some groundbreaking findings on the living conditions of patients. Nightingale advocated cleanliness for all
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Elaborate on your beliefs of the philosophy of nursing including your vision for yourself as a nurse and how has this philosophy changed (or not changed) during your career. How does your philosophy affect how you care for your patients and how you interact with your fellow health care professionals? Describe ways that you use Nightingale’s philosophy and contributions to nursing in your current nursing practice. To describe my personal nursing philosophy would include mentioning the inspirational
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