prehistoric civilization health beliefs
all illnesses were the work of gods
prehistoric civilization health practices
acts intended to deter evil gods and demons
Egypt health beliefs and practice
preventative measures taken to appease the gods, developed specific laws on cleanliness, food use and preservation, drinking, exercise, and sexual relations
Egypt nursing
used by kings and aristocrats to deliver babies and care for the sick
Palestine health beliefs and practice
developed the mosaic code
palestine nursing
Hebrew priest took on the role of health inspectors
Greece health beliefs
gods and goddesses controlled health and illness, temples build to honor aesculapius (god of medicine)
Greece medical science
aescelpius staff was model for medical caduceus, Hippocrates is father of medicine
India health beliefs and practice
vedas was source of info about health practices (emphasized hygiene and prevention of sickness)
india medical science
developed procedures to perform major and minor operations, understood importance of prenatal care
india nursing
physicians performed surgeries (limb amputations, c-sections, suturing wounds), in rare instances women could work outside the home, public hospitals constructed in 274-236BC
china health beliefs
teachings of Confucius, believed in yin and yang philosophy (imbalance would result in ill health)
china health practices
used acupuncture, hydrotherapy, massage, exercise to promote health and harmony
rome
adapted health and medical practices from conquered countries, established first military hospital in Europe, military orders made of men to care for injured, practiced advanced hygiene and sanitation
Middle Ages
women used herbs and new healing methods in the home, men used purging, leeching, and mercury, physicians mostly translated medical essays, Catholic Church became figure in health care, wives of emperors and women became nurses, changes in health care based on charity, cross used became a badge and design of nursing pins
renaissance and reformation
major advancements in medicine: pharmacology, chemistry, medical knowledge
“dark ages” of nursing
religious orders became extinct due to separation of church, nursing no longer appealing to women of high social status, job went to poor women, nursing became an undesirable job (poor pay, long hours, strenuous work)
social conditions in renaissance and reformation
famine, plague, filth, crime in Europe, nursing orders established out of concern for social welfare
sisters of charity
recruited young intelligent women for nurse training, developed educational programs, cared for abandoned children
st. Vincent de Paul
established hospital for the foundling to care for orphaned and abandoned children
colonial American period- Mexico
first colonists in Mexico were catholic, hospital of the immaculate conception was first hospital in NA, first medical school build at University of Mexico, individuals with disease were isolated
colonial america
health care was deficient, low life expectancy, plagues (scarlet fever and smallpox), physicians were poorly trained, ben Franklin and the Pennsylvania hospital (first hospital in US, 1751)
florence nightingale
demonstrated value of aseptic techniques and infection control, demonstrated value of political activism and effect on health care reform, established first nursing school in England, kept careful statistics (decrease in death rate of soldiers)
Dorothea dix
appointed to organize military hospitals, provide trained nurses, disperse supplies; received no official status and no salary
civil war period
6mil. people hospitalized during war, epidemics plagued country (syphillis, gonorrhea, malaria, smallpox, typhoid)
contributions of black nurses
tubman cared for soldiers and established Underground Railroad, truth was an advocate for sanitary conditions, Taylor worked on the battlefront with no pay or pension
contributions of volunteer nurses
barton opened the Red Cross, Alcott wrote about nursing experience for a newspaper
first nursing school for black women
spelman college (was Atlanta baptist seminary) established by Rockefeller in 1886
1900-ww1
most states by 1910 requires nurse registration, entry level for students upgraded to HS graduate, nurse training programs improved to be more comprehensive, wald developed a practice for public health nursing (Henry street settlement house)
ww1 and the 1920s
improved hospital care and surgical techniques, environmental conditions improved, serious epidemics of previous century became nonexistent, nurse anesthetists, Red Cross became more active, Breckinridge established frontier nursing service, Sheppard-towner act (assist special pop. and provide resources to public health nurses)
the Great Depression
economy was disintegrated, nurses became unemployed, new deal enacted to provide medical care, social security act of 1935 provided avenues for public health nursing
ww2
programs enacted to expand education, nursing became part of military and attained officer rank
post ww2
unemployment at all time low, women encouraged to go back to motherhood and marriage, nurses valued during Korean War, emerged as a true profession, all states adopted state board test pool, more bac. programs, assoc. programs developed
nurse training act of 1943
first instance of federal funding to support nurse training
hill-burton act
provided funding to construct hospitals, led to a demand for professional nurses
1960s
legislation had major impact (community mental health centers act of 1963, medicaid and medicare 1965), medicare encouraged hospital occupancy, hospital became usual practice site, home health movement initiated, fairer wages, developed community programs, NP recognized as cost-effective provider
1980s
increase in homeless and indignant, AIDS, hospitals reduced pt. length of stay, case management, outpatient services
1990s
managed care movement
21st century
nursing shortage expected to grow as baby boomers age, schools struggling to expand capacity, higher compensation is luring educators away from teaching, COVID highlighted critical role of nurses
affordable care act 2010
provided insurance for over 32 million uninsured Americans
Robert wood Johnson foundation and IOM- future of nursing
nurses should practice to full extent of training, achieve higher levels of education, partner with physicians to redesign health care, improve health care workforce data collection
impact of covid on nurses
fear they might be infected or endanger their families, long shifts, stress and depression, supply shortage, ethical dilemmas, diverse unknowns, lots of death
patient protection and affordable care act (2010)
increase student loan amounts, provided $ to fund nurse managed health centers, funded gerontology nursing fellowship programs, provided loan repayment, strengthened advanced nursing education grants, grants for graduate nursing
antiquity’s image of nursing
earliest references to nursing are in the Bible and chronicle two nurse midwives in approx. 1900BC
victorian image of nursing
Dickens’ portrayal of sairey gamp, drunken and uncaring nurse who profited from the sick and dying; Longfellow’s portrayal of nightingale as a heroine in santa Filomena
florence nightingale and nursing image
created a positive image
art and 20th century nursing
opportunities offered to nurses by war captured attention of artists and portrayed nurses as dedicated, heroic, and caring
image in the 1930s
radio, movies, and sculpture portrayed nurses as dedicated, brave, intelligent, a “holy vocation”; “the white angel” based on nightingale; statue in Arlington national cemetery to honor military nurses
image in the 1940s
nurses were war heroes through movies, stamps; found low salaries and poor working conditions at home, glamorized in romance novels
image in 1960s
tv showed nurses as background figure to physicians, movies showed nurses as cruel power figure
image in the 1970s
media portrayed nurses negatively
image in 1980s and 1990s
movies portrayed nurses as nonjudgemental, caring, heroic; advertisements portrayed nurses as sex objects
image in millennial media
image of men is usually absent in media, lots of tv shows
nursing and social media
comments about patients, practices, and managers creates professional problems, nurses shouldn’t “friend” patients or families, no posting pics of patients, state boards have disciplined nurses, student nurses have been expelled
nurses of America campaign
1990 campaign implemented by tri-council designed to convey to the public that nurses are experts, make nurses care of the invisibility of nursing in news media
IOM landmark report recommendations
higher levels of education, removal of barriers to full scope of practice, inclusion of nurses as full partners with physicians, improved data collection and information infrastructure
what the public believes about nursing
honesty and ethics (Gallup polls), heroes (especially post 9/11)
reality of the contemporary staff nurse
modern health care institutions exist to deliver nursing care, public highly values the profession, nursing’s heroic and noble public image is long lasting, nurses have a high sense of satisfaction with their profession, grads are entering the profession younger, more than half of nurses practice in hospital, 59% of med. prof. are nurses, 12.7% of BSN students are male, 41% of CRNAs are male
nursing self-sabotage activities
inappropriate dress, deferential positioning in meetings and collaborative activities, wearing uniforms in public places
creating a new nursing image
nurses should tell people what nurses do well, keep disagreements in-house, dress the part, recognize benefit of national memberships
skills required of nurses
assessment, critical thinking, communication, patient teaching, caring, advocacy
practice-based competency outcomes
must achieve outcomes that develop the skills actually needed in practice, must change from memorizing notes to learning to integrate knowledge, make decisions, and be competent and confident
sociodemographic changes in nursing education
aging population, diverse population, increase in people living in poverty, disrespect for others, domestic abuse, substance abuse, violence, obesity epidemic, nontraditional families
community-focused, interprofessional approaches
inter professional emphasis, influenced by efforts to reduce healthcare cost, shift from illness care to health promotion
consumer-oriented care: engagement, safety, and privacy
shift from giving care to working with the patient, increase in medical errors have supported the need for competency based performance exams
ethics and bioethical concern
different ways of responding to illness, care providers, and therapies raise ethical issues of who is right and who has the right to prevail
shortage of nursing and faculty
trend over past decades, consequence is medical errors, current workforce is older with fewer nurses available, nursing workforce doesn’t mirror population
disasters, violence, and terrorism
domestic violence has increased, violence in workplaces and schools, more has disasters, nurses need to be prepared to function effectively with other first responders
LPN/LVN programs
shortest programs that prepare students for licensure, 9-12 mints long and focus on technical aspects of nursing care, state boards of nursing set scope of practice in each state
hospital diploma programs
1-3 calendar years, less than 10%
associate degree programs
developed in the 1950s to shift education from the vocational and apprenticeship orientation to the college environment, 2 years academic study with 2 semesters of liberal arts and sciences, largest % of nurses are ADN
baccalaureate degree programs
Yale offered the first BSN degree in 1924, developed with the idea that nurses could provide more comprehensive and compassionate care with a foundation of arts and sciences, 2 years arts and sciences, 2 years nursing courses, 126-136 credits
masters degree programs
developed due to the need for nurse educators, administrators, and expert clinicians, increase in funding for these programs (health amendment act of 1956, nurse practice act of 1964)
LACE report- model of regulation
licensure, accreditation of programs, certification, and education
4 APRN roles
nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife, clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner
clinical nurse leader program
new role, masters prepared generalist clinician
types of MSN programs
accelerated, second degree programs, RN to MSN
doctor of philosophy
for students interested in research and generating new knowledge
doctor of nursing practice
for students interested in advanced clinical nursing practice and clinical leadership
external degree model
ex. university of Phoenix online
history of nursing registry
started by nightingale in 1860, distinguished nurses fro, local citizens, provided institutions and patients the means to gauge the skills and knowledge of graduates
purpose of licensure
protection of the public
early licensure activities
1896- first attempt to license nurses
1901- ICN decided states should examine and license nurses
1903- 4 states had permissive licensure
1915- ANA designed model nurse practice acts
1923- all states had permissive licensure
1947- NY first state to require mandatory licensure
1950-NLN gave first state board test pool exam
1982- first NCLEX
1994- computerized NCLEX
components of nurse practice acts
define professional nursing, protect title of nurse and safety of the population, define advanced practice, requirements for licensure, requirements for entry into practice, renewal of licensure, establishment of a regulatory board, guidelines for delegation
current licensure activities
mutual recognition model, continued competency
special cases of licensure
military and government nurses, foreign nurse graduates, international practice
sunset legislation
laws to ensure legislation is current and reflects the needs of the public
history of certification
began as a voluntary effort controlled by nursing organization, nurse anesthetists was first specialty to certify, need for standardization in certification programs recognized in 1975
current issues in certification
legal issues of scope of practice for advanced practice nurses, reimbursement for nursing services, federal regulations allow direct reimbursement for some nursing services, yet state and local practices vary
criteria for theory acceptance
inclusiveness, consistency, accuracy, relevance, fruitfulness, simplicity
5 aspects of scientific inquiry
hypothesis, method, data collection, results, evaluation
theory
abstract generalization that presents a systematic explanation about how phenomena are interrelated (must include at least 2 concepts)
conceptual model or framework
concepts that are assembled because of their relevance to a common theme, more loosely structured than theories
schematic models
visual demonstration of concepts, clarify and show relationships between complex concepts
grand theory
broad, large segment of the human experience
middle range theory
smaller in scope and may refer to a specific population
first nursing theorist
nightingale
theory of practice- nightingale
ventilation and warming, noise, variety, diet, light, chattering hopes and advice, cleanliness
the system model- neuman
focus on response of client system to actual or potential environmental stressors and use of nursing prevention interventions for client wellness
interpersonal relations as a nursing process- peplau
explored interpersonal relationship of the nurse and client, identified clients feelings as a predictor of positive outcomes related to health and wellness