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Nurse Education
-Dr. Valentine Seaman arranged lectures for nurses who took care of maternity patients
-Dr. Joseph Warrington wrote a book titled The Nurses Guide Containing a Series of Instruction to Females who wish to Engage in the Important Business of Nursing Mother and Child in the Lying-In Chamber that taught women how to care for mothers during and after childbirth. -
Nurse Pioneer
-The most famous pioneer was Florence Nightingale. She guided a group of nurses to the Crimea to take care of the British soldiers during the war
-After she returned to England, Ms. Nightingale started her own nursing programs so that nurses could gain the proper education to care for individuals -
The Demand for Caregivers
-When people were sick, their family and friends took care of them
-Eventually the hospitals started caring for people who didn’t have caregivers
-This led to the demand of qualified caregivers -
Nurses During the Civil War
-At the outbreak of the Civil War, there was an immediate need for nurses to take care of the wounded soldiers
-About 20,000 nurses came to the rescue
-This prompted the birth of a training program offered by the Women’s Hospital of Philadelphia
-6 month training program for nurses
-1st class graduated in 1869 -
"Nightingale Schools"
-1873: 3 Nursing schools were started
-New York Training School @ Bellevue Hospital, Connecticut Training School @ the State Hospital, & Boston Training School @ Massachusetts General Hospital
-1900: 400-800 nurse training schools were in operation
-African Americans who wanted to become nurses were not allowed to train with white nurses. They had to train in their own schools until about the mid-twentieth century.
-Male nurses were discriminated against during this time as well -
Obstetrical Nursing
-It is said that this specialty of nursing started in the mid 19th century
-Before nurses were available, women gave birth at home
-They were attended to by female relatives and friends who had no formal training -
Modern Day Nursing
-In 1960, the nursing profession began to branch off into multiple specialities
-Nurse Practitioners began to appear on the health care scene
-Federal financial support became available for nursing programs -
Role of the Obstetrical Nurse
-Obstetrical Nurses assist women during and after delivery
-May provide teaching instruction to women about their reproductive and sexual health issues
-Assist providers during prenatal screenings
-Provide cervical exams for patients who are in labor -
NCLEX
-The National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) was implemented in the US on April 1, 1994
-By the end of the 1994, more than 155,000 people had taken the exam
-This exam tests the knowledge, skills, and abilities that are required for entry-level nurses -
Lessons Learned
-I learned that at some point in history, women were training for 6 months to be a nurse
-I learned that Florence Nightingale had a huge impact on the history of Nursing
-I have learned how to create a Timetoast presentation via Zoom
-This assignment was somewhat difficult because I am not used to recording myself