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History and Evolution of Nursing
History and Evolution of Nursing
History and Evolution of Nursing
Nursing
ANCIENT
CIVILIZATION
NURSING WAS NOTED TO
BE AS OLD AS TIME.
IT BASICALLY STARTED
FROM :
INSTINCT
-
HUMAN NATURE
NURTURING
CARING
NURSING
EGYPTIAN RITES
BIBLICAL RECORDS
Sisters of Charity
Monastic Orders
A lady named
Florence Nightingale
An English lady from a
wealthy family during
the Victorian era
During the Crimean
War- known to be the
Lady with the Lamp
A nursing theorist,
writer and statistician.
Nursing is considered as
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
Changed the image of
nursing
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
NOTES on NURSING(1859)
What it is
and What it
is not
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
School of Nursing
In 1860, Nightingale
laid the foundation of
professional nursing
when the first school
of nursing was
established.
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
Environmental Theory
SCIENCE
Nursing is a body of
scientific knowledge
using empirics.
ART
Nursing has its own
way proper way of
doing things and
applying knowledge.
(Example the interaction between a
health consumer and the nurse)
Milestones in Nursing
Training and
Education
Development and
Establishments of
Nursing Schools all
over the world.
Milestones in Nursing
Regulating Agency/
Body
Existence of
Regulating Body for
Nurses that sets that
the conduct of nurses
and regulates safe
nursing practice
Milestones in Nursing
A Professional
Organization
Development of
Nursing Organizations
from local to
international levels
Milestones in Nursing
Continuing Education
Continuing
professional education
and training for nurses
for competency
(Trainings, Masters degree in
Nursing, Doctorate in
Nursing)
Milestones in Nursing
Publication
Nursing has a voice,
has free medium of
expression and has
the right to be heard
in the discussion of
issues pertaining to
the healthcare
delivery system and
the like
Milestones in Nursing
Community
Involvement
Milestones in Nursing
Community Service
Milestones in Nursing
Development of New Nursing
Knowledge
Development of
Nursing Theory and
applied it into nursing
practice.
Milestones in Nursing
Involvement in
Research and geared
research outputs
results towards
Evidenced-Based
Practice.
Is Nursing A Profession?
YES
A
VERY
NOBLE PROFESSION
INDEED NURSING IS A
PROFESSION.
OR
TO
-Florence Nightingale
THANK YOU!