1600s-1700s

Nursing care in Europe was provided by family at home or by munks 1. Nursing was viewed as noble and selfess 2. Later 1700s- hospitals became dirty, and disorganized 3. nurses were viewed in a more negative way due to the chaotic reputation that the hospitals had

Practices and perceptions akin to those in Great Britain After destruction/closing of monasteries during the reformation, nursing was perceived as a women's work and filthy, mismanaged public hospitals were created Nurses were not trained, motivated, or qualified to care for the sick Nurses known to steal from and give paid sexual favors to patients Nurses were seen as criminally inclined women who took advantage of the sick or provided incompetent care