Topic 2 Discussion question #1

How does knowledge of the foundations and history of nursing provide a context in which to understand current practice?
By having the knowledge of the foundations and history of nursing provides even the third generation nurse such as myself to understand the growth and ability to grow in the field. One must be able to identify the unsurmountable challenges faced by Florence Nightingale can empower the registered nurse throughout their career. By taking the time to study our history, each registered nurse can more effectively support the standard of evidence based practice.
I was raised in a family where my grandmother, mother, aunts and cousins were all nurses. Each one in her own specialty. In my late teens, my mother went into education and taught in a school of nursing, climbing the leadership ladder to at the time of retirement she held the role as an assistant director. This being said, I always felt that I had a good exposure to the history of the profession. I was amazed as I observed the power point on areas I had no previous knowledge about and the extent of the changes we in the profession had accomplished.

Identify at least three trends in nursing practice from the "Nursing Timeline of Historical Events" media piece.
Nursing Uniform
Transition from the Florence Nightingale area to when our grandmothers and mothers were in nursing that encompassed the hat, white stockings and white dress with pockets. To the uniforms of today…no hat, varying uniforms in regards to material, color, styles and design. Gone is the traditional white dress.
I was just beginning to contemplate the career field during the transition of wearing of the traditional with hat, marked with the solid 1 or 2 black strips indicating LPN vs RN ended. During the presentation I found it interesting that the cap was initially intended to