Evolution of Nurses Practice

Evolution of Nurses Practice

How has nursing evolved?

Nursing has evolved from being caretakers of families, children, and communities, which naturally came as women used to take care of their families and were seen as caregivers or nurses. Due to advancements in technology, the environment inpatient care has been created in such a way that it is helpful and efficient for patients. Changes in nursing practice have occurred in areas such as in their education, training, health care setting, patient care and the nursing culture. The changes did have seen a lot of lives saved, which has made nursing be a respected field as it is today. In the past decades, the nursing field has experienced changes in nursing informatics and telemedicine. Finally, there has been a growth in leadership opportunities, the use of mobile health, and new specialist.

Historical of the nursing profession.

One of the critical leaders and historical events in nursing advancement is Florence Nightingale, whom the history of nursing starts.  She is the founder of the Modern Nursing and is a towering figure in the field of nursing. Another key leader in Virginia Henderson, an influential theorist, researcher, author, and a nurse who defined nursing. One major event that leads to the development of the nursing profession is the war that took place from 1853 to 1856, known as the Crimean war. Nightingale had 38 nurses who volunteered to take care of the British soldiers and limit the expansion of Russians. Another historic event was by Nightingale in 1860, who build the first material nursing school.  In 1911, there was the establishment of the American Nurses Association, which have even today affected the roles, education, and the nursing professional in general.