PERSPECTIVES ON NURSING

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PERSPECTIVES ON NURSING
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DEFINITION

• Latin Nutrix - meaning to nourish
• Art and Science of Caring for Others
• Central component to nursing definition and
  practice is the patient
• Why we are

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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

• Animism - theory to explain illness.
• Evil Spirits
• Early Civilizations
• Early Christian Period
• End of the Middle Ages
• Florence Nightingale
• Clara Barton

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NURSING EDUCATION

• Kaiserwerth, Germany
• Linda Richards
• 1892 first class of formally trained PNs
• Mississippi first state to offer licensure
• New York was first state to require licensure

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LEVELS OF EDUCATION

• Licensed Practical Nurse
• Registered Nurse
• Diploma
• Associate Degree
• Baccalaureate Degree
• Advanced Practice Nurse
• Certification
• Masters
• Doctorate

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PROFESSION?

• Occupation
• Profession
• Discipline

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AIMS OF NURSING

• Promote Health
• Prevent Illness
• Restore Health
• Facilitate Coping

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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• ANA
• NLN
• AACN
• Specialty organization
• NSNA

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WHERE ARE WE GOING?

• Nursing Shortage
• Evidence Based Practice
• Culturally Competent Nursing
• Community Based Nursing
• Decreased Length of Hospital Stay
• Aging Population
• More Chronic Health Needs
• Independent Practice