Nursing History and Historical Archetypes

Historical Figures and Milestones in Nursing

• Florence Nightingale

  • Recognized as the founder of modern nursing.

  • Utilized clinical judgment when providing care for soldiers.

  • Established the first official nursing program in the year $1860$.

  • Emphasized $5$ environmental factors essential for hospital care and patient recovery:

  • Air

  • Light

  • Nutrition

  • Adequate ventilation

  • Space

• Edward Lyon

  • Historic figure recognized as the first male nurse.

• Army Nursing Service

  • An official organization established for nurses.

Symbolic Archetypes and Historical Images of Nursing

• Angel of Mercy

  • An iconic image of nursing that represents religious symbolism.

• Battle Ax

  • A popular $17\text{th}$-century image portraying a "cruel" nurse.

• Professional Nurse

  • Represented historically by Florence Nightingale starting in $1860$.

• Naughty Nurse

  • A $20\text{th}$-century image of nursing derived from the popular culture depiction in MAS*H.