Historical Nursing Timeline
Historical Development of Nursing Timeline
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NUR/513
2/9/14
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Historical Development of Nursing Timeline
The nursing profession has developed significantly over the past few decades. In order to appreciate the changes, one must first look at the historical development of nursing science. Also, it is important to review the relationship of nursing science and profession. Nursing profession has had influences from other disciples particularly philosophy and ethics.
Historical Development To understand, it would be best to start from the beginning of nursing science. Florence Nightingale in 1859 wrote notes on nursing (Ellis, 2008). "Florence Nightingale believed that the force for healing resides within the human being and that if the …show more content…
"Nursing practice is grounded in ethics, and ethical responsibilities apply in all nurse interactions with individuals, families, student, health-care professionals – as well as with our nursing colleagues"(Kunyk & Austin, 2012, p.381). In my current job, we have an ethics committee set up for inpatient and outpatient patients. This would be used in a situation that requires judgment of a difficult situation. Application of ethics within interaction of family members changes the approach of nursing care to holistic rather than mechanical. Mechanical meaning just focused on the illness.
Conclusion
Nursing as a science and developing profession has been influenced by many variables. From the start of nursing practice with Florence Nightingale, to present day evidence based practice nursing as a science and profession has progressed tremendously and continues to grow. Nursing also has to credit those professions which influenced the progression, such as philosophy and ethics. Ethics has changed care of nursing to encompass the patient holistically.
Name here
NUR/513
2/9/14
Instructor name
Historical Development of Nursing Timeline
The nursing profession has developed significantly over the past few decades. In order to appreciate the changes, one must first look at the historical development of nursing science. Also, it is important to review the relationship of nursing science and profession. Nursing profession has had influences from other disciples particularly philosophy and ethics.
Historical Development To understand, it would be best to start from the beginning of nursing science. Florence Nightingale in 1859 wrote notes on nursing (Ellis, 2008). "Florence Nightingale believed that the force for healing resides within the human being and that if the …show more content…
"Nursing practice is grounded in ethics, and ethical responsibilities apply in all nurse interactions with individuals, families, student, health-care professionals – as well as with our nursing colleagues"(Kunyk & Austin, 2012, p.381). In my current job, we have an ethics committee set up for inpatient and outpatient patients. This would be used in a situation that requires judgment of a difficult situation. Application of ethics within interaction of family members changes the approach of nursing care to holistic rather than mechanical. Mechanical meaning just focused on the illness.
Conclusion
Nursing as a science and developing profession has been influenced by many variables. From the start of nursing practice with Florence Nightingale, to present day evidence based practice nursing as a science and profession has progressed tremendously and continues to grow. Nursing also has to credit those professions which influenced the progression, such as philosophy and ethics. Ethics has changed care of nursing to encompass the patient holistically.