This assignment will focus on historical events in nursing. Nursing is not a static, unchanging profession. Over the years, the duties of a nurse, the knowledge required of nurses, and the focus of nursing has changed; it will continue to change over the course of your lifetime. It is important to be aware of how change has taken place in nursing over the years, so that we can be more aware of how we are impacting the nursing profession today. Are you currently making a positive impact within the nursing profession? What can you do to make a positive impact?
Background Information
It has been said that some things never change. Perhaps part of the reason things do not change is that we do not understand the reasons behind why we do the things we do. Some of our current practices may stem back to historical roots. When we understand those roots, we can more easily choose to change the way we do thingsrealizing that some things we have continued to do out of tradition, even though they are no longer necessary in the current era of nursing. How often have you thought, I do not understand why we, as nurses, need to do this or that? Throughout this workshop, think about the things you are doing. Are you doing it because that was the way things were done in the past? Does it make sense to continue to do things the same way? Consider how you can improve the way nursing is done in the future. Just because it was always done a certain way in the past does not mean that we should continue to do it in the same manner in the future.
Instructions
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Read Chapter 2, “The History and Social Context of Nursing,” in your textbook Professional Nursing: Concepts and Challenges.
Search OCLS and the Internet for scholarly articles on the history of nursing.
Research events that have occurred over the last 150 years that have impacted professional nursing practice.
Research individual nurses throughout history who have made a difference in their communities.
Research important social, political, and economic factors and trends that influenced these pioneers of nursing.
Prepare to discuss the following prompts:
Describe three events that have occurred over the last 150 years that have impacted professional nursing practice.
Discuss historical nurses who influenced these changes in nursing practice.
Describe how these events and/or historical nurses have impacted nursing.
Explain factors that led to these changes.
Utilize at least two current scholarly sources to support your explanations and insights. OCLS resources are preferred sources and can be accessed through. Wikipedia is not permitted, as it is not a peer-reviewed, scholarly source.
post should include four paragraphs with a minimum of three sentences per paragraph. (Include a minimum of three sentences describing each event when addressing prompt “a” in step. You should also utilize two sources, correctly cited and referenced, to support your information.
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