NURSING AS A DISCIPLINE. Is nursing a discipline or just a profession? The term discipline describes the practise of training people to obey rules or a code of behaviour‚ so can nursing be placed under this classification? The term profession described as a paid occupation or a body of people engaged in a particular profession‚ so can nursing be placed under this classification? Yes nursing is a paid occupation‚ thus allowing it to be placed under the classification of nursing as a profession. However
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History of Nursing Many people believe that Nursing started with Florence Nightingale‚ however nursing itself dates back to the beginnings of motherhood when nurses were traditionally female. In fact‚ nursing and medicine have been closely intertwined throughout the ages. The history of nursing has its origins in the care of infants and children‚ so all mothers were in fact nurses. Gradually an evolution started developing into dedicated caregivers who practiced the art. In fact‚ nursing has been
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built a mead hall for himself‚ and his earls‚ he created Heorot. The building is like a palace. It towers high and is compared to a cliff. The gables are shaped like horns of the hart. People from neighboring tribes have respectfully contributed to the rich decorations and complicated designs. When Grendel invades the hall‚ he knows that he strikes at the very heart of the Scyldings. The hall symbolizes community‚ the concept of comitatus‚ and the achievements of the Scyldings. The hall symbolized
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On September 7‚ 1963‚ the Pro Football Hall of Fame officially opened its doors in Canton‚ Ohio. Although it started as a small project‚ with the help of several expansions and renovations‚ it is now one of the most renowned places that Ohio has to offer‚ particularly in the world of sports. Now‚ with the help of the most recent project‚ the “Future 50‚” the Hall of Fame is 118‚00 square feet‚ compared to the 19‚000 square feet it began with 54 years ago. The museum completed a 27 million dollar
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NURSING PRACTICE: CARE OF COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY PRACTICUM PROJECT PLANNING SHEET This portion of the assessment is to determine how a disaster would impact the daily activities and health care need of the community aggregate. 1. Describe‚ in detail‚ specific to their age‚ health conditions‚ or other factors‚ what resources the members need to assemble prior to a disaster where evacuation or sheltering in place is required. Every community does have its problems and every community is
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EVOLUTION OF NURSING CURRICULUM (Global) Curriculum * Refers to a course of study at a school‚ university; the subjects making up a course * Derived from the Latin word currere which means to run FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE Institute of Protestant Deaconesses – Florence Nightingale trained to be a nurse. Two years later she was appointed resident lady superintendent of a hospital for invalid women in Harley Street‚ London. * 1860 - By the help of wealthy friends‚ Nightingale used the
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Nursing stabilizes its own unique body of knowledge and forms its own leadership organizational structure. One of the key aims of nursing leadership is to create empowerment amongst nurses. From the transition of non-modern to contemporary nursing‚ the new context of nursing leadership and management has emerged. However‚ an important question rises on how significant‚ relevant and efficient leadership is on both patient and nursing staff outcomes. Nowadays‚ staff nurses face a wide variety of
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THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING A. ENVIRONMENTAL THEORY “I think one’s feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results.” Florence Nightingale (1860) Florence Nightingale defined Nursing as “the act of utilizing the environment of the patient to assist him in his recovery” (1860/1969)‚ that it involves the nurse’s initiative to configure environmental settings appropriate for the gradual restoration of the patient’s health‚ and that
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Prince Hall was an African American‚ and considered one of the most prominent citizens of Boston‚ during the revolutionary period. He is also known as the father of Black Masonry. He is noted to be the founder and master of the African Lodge of the Honorable Society of Free and accepted Masons of Boston‚ which is the world’s first black Masonic lodge. Today this lodge is called African Lodge Number 459. African Lodge Number 459 is the foundation‚ or cornerstone‚ for the organization which still
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future. It will discuss the turn of the twentieth century and the importance of this era on the nursing profession. (Brodie‚ 2010) The development of nursing education and Florence Nightingale’s contribution to modern day nursing (Hoyt‚ 2010). Possibilities for the future‚ which will enable further social standing and the prominence of nursing as a profession. (Fairman‚ 2012) The study of nursing history helps us to better understand the issues of autonomy‚ unity‚ supply and demand‚ salary‚ and
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