Legacy of Nursing History
Hattie Bassent was born in Mississippi in March 7, 1908 and died in Florida on Halloween day 2015. She was excellent minority nurse leader who helped other to become a great leader as well. She was very intelligent woman who had her profession of nursing education of EdD, MSN, RN, and FAAN. Dr. Bessent received her BSN degree from University of Florida, MSN degree from the Indiana University, and her EdD from The University of Florida. Dr. Bassent was the first African American woman who was a nurse to receive a career teacher grant from the national institute of Mental Health; a doctorate from Florida A & M University at Tallahassee, also she receive tenure at the University of Florida. Hall of Fame, 2008.
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She promoted other minorities into the field of nursing as she provided a professional training to recruit more nurses to become professional leaders. As an African American, Dr. Bessent was able to help many other cultural, educational, and professional barriers with her overall knowledge, and her work was inspiring others future nurses.
Nurses today have more technology, and resources. They are more supported and respected by the social media. Most of the nurses I know these days have a PCA or CAN that can assist them, so that they don’t have to pressure themselves or make a mistake when trying to get things done fast. I think that now nurses have the safety procedure and equipment like EZ stand or EZ lift and other devices to help make the job easier. If a nurse didn’t lift a patient the right way, the patient might fall or the nurse might end up hurting their back.
Nurses like DR. Bassetn have inspired so many nurses to become a great leader. I know many of my friends who are nurses that got their RN/BSN, and now they are in the medical school trying to continue their education. Nursing program seems like a rewarding career because it’s a win-win situation. It can be a complicated sometimes when you have a limitation to how much you can help one person or if someone happens to
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Most of nurses now days have or are working toward expanding their understanding of personal knowledge to develop their professional careers like Dr. Bassent. Having more educational background can lead you in to working with variety long term, and provide patients to getting the best experience without errors. Most of the nurses now works as a team and the nursing profession is very diverse now compare to back when Dr. Bassent was
Nursing is constantly evolving and changing, in order to be more efficient in providing care than in the past. The nursing profession includes professionals who are not only caregivers but support systems as well as educators. All these factors help to provide optimal care for patients and to also better serve their families and the community. All nurses are encouraged to break down the simplistic notion society has about the nursing profession because nursing is a multi-faceted profession encompassing many different factors that are beneficial to overall human development and health.
On October 10, 1927, Clarence L. Johnson Sr. & his wife Garnett Henley Johnson gave birth to yet another daughter by the name of Hazel Winifred Johnson in West Chester, Pennsylvania. After, her and her family moved to a Quaker town called Mavern. She was born into a family whose values were strictly discipline, diligence, unity, and pursuit of education. Between her and her other 6 siblings (2 sisters and 4 brothers), Hazel was the one out of them all who always dreamed of being a nurse. She went and applied for Chester School of Nursing, however, she was denied because she was an African American. After being denied to Chester’s School of Nursing, Johnson went on to further her education elsewhere by going to start training at the Harlem Hospital School of Nursing where she graduated in 1950. She then goes on to work in the Harlem Hospital Emergency Ward for 3 years and then practiced on the medical cardiovascular ward at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Philadelphia, all while working to get her baccalaureate at Villanova University. (Hazel Johnson-Brown: Visionary Videos: NVLP: African American History)
The national shortage of Registered Nurses (RNs) has helped generate formidable interest in the nursing profession among people entering the workforce and those pursuing a career change. According to a report issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service in 2002, the national population is continuing to grow and age and medical services continue to advance, so the need for nurses will continue to increase. They report from 2000 to 2020 the predicted shortage of nurses is expected to grow to 29 percent, compared to a 6 percent shortage in 2000. With the projected supply, demand, and shortage of registered nurses and nursing salaries ever-increasing, the nursing profession can offer countless opportunities. But first one must determine which educational path to pursue, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Associate Degree in nursing (ADN). Most will initially be educated at the associate degree level, even though the American Organization of Nursing Executives (AONE) has recommended a baccalaureate level as a minimal for entry-level nurses. With the expanding number of RN to BSN programs available there is always the option to further one’s education at a later date. The benefits for acquiring a BSN over an ADN include a better knowledge for evidence-based practice, an increased advantage for promotion, and the necessary gateway for higher education.
Her plan was a success and she was able to start her own women’s nursing corps. Because of their efforts and determination, those two women were acknowledged for helping allowing women to become nurses
Isabella Baumfree also considered Van Wagenen was born in 1797 and died in 1883. She was the first black to speak out to people about slavery and abolitionists. She was said to have a deep manly voice but had a quick wit and inspiring faith (Encyclpoedia, 474). It was Truth’s religious faith that transformed her from Isabella to Sojourner Truth. What is difficult to tell is her actual birth date because there are two different women with different birth dates such as Isabella’s is in the 1790’s and Truth’s is on June 1, 1843. The parents are also hard to decipher because of slavery spiting up families.
Her nursing career was short but she will forever have a lasting effect on the profession. She suffered from stomach ulcers that became worse during her time in the war. It is rumored that she gave her gas mask to a soldier when they were hit with mustard gas. She saved the life of her patient and risked her own. She died in surgery to heal her stomach ulcer. Fairchild taught everyone in the nursing profession two very important lessons about being a nurse; the first is to be selfless. This means that you must think in an altruistic way and do everything in your power to be successful in the recovery of your patient. The other lesson taught from her abrupt nursing career is organization. Without her organizational skills her story would have never gotten out and she would not have been able to assist her patients as well as she did on the battlefield in the sub-par conditions she faced. These two points are critical to nurses even today because nurses must
Mary Eliza Mahoney was born May 7, 1845 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Smith, J, & Phelps, S, 1992) Mary Mahoney was the first African American professional nurse. She spent over 40 years as a private duty nurses going to sick people’s homes nursing them back to health. She was such a wonderful private duty nurse that after joining a nursing directory, Mary was called upon time after time by the families that hired her all over the country near and faraway. Mary Mahoney was a member of the Nurses Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada now known as the American Nurses Association (ANA) since 1896. (Webster, Raymond B, 1999) She was also one of the first members of the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN) which was a minority nursing organizations that was focused on equality for African-American nurses comparable to that of non minority nurses. Mary was named chaplain of the organization and was later named a lifetime member. After her death on January 4, 1926 from breast cancer the National Association of Colored Graduates Nurses named an award in honor of Mary Eliza Mahoney, after the NACGN was disbanded in 1951 the American Nurses Association continued the Mary Eliza Mahoney award. (Webster, Raymond B, 1999)
Nurse Practitioning is a very important job in the field of medicine. In the nursing field the highest degree attainable while holding the status of “Nurse” is Nurse Practitioner (NP). This career has influenced the nursing world in several ways throughout the years. A few key things that set Nurse Practitioning apart from other medical professionals are the history and background of the job, the quality care provided by the nurse practitioner, and the different responsibilities help by an NP as opposed to those of an RN. These are important because nurse practitioners can be compared to other physicians, the history changed how people looked at and thought of nurses, and NPs can perform different and possibly more advanced activities than other level nurses. The history of nurse practitioning is more detailed and complex than one would think. Throughout the history of the profession, small detail have been refined such as the education, training, and responsibilities required to be effective in the career and the job prospect that come from being trained and certified. There are several things that go into the finely tuned care provided by nurse
The history of nursing dates back to the medieval times to today. It started off with nuns, in addition to their religious practices, attended the sick and dying. Nurses were usually females back then. When the Crimean War went on, an English nurse, Florence Nightingale, started the foundation for nursing. Florence Nightingale wrote the first book of nursing, saying the requirements, and details of nursing. In 1901, New Zealand founded the first registration of nurses with the Nurses Registration Act. One of the first Registered nurses was Ellen Dougherty. Over the years nursing developed to what it is today. Even today nursing is still evolving, innovating, and expanding. Today instead of only having female nurses, there are many male nurses in the field. Although, nursing has stayed somewhat the same over the years, technology has had a big impact on it. This impact has mostly been positive. Technology makes nurses jobs easier, it facilitates communication on the go, and allows remote care/monitoring. With technology, nurses don’t have to be with the patient 24/7. Technology does things nurses used to do, so that nurses can attend other things. With more technology coming into the medical field, this will only help the nurses more in the future.
The history of nursing important to understand because it can help our professionals today to know why things are the way it is now and can have solutions to unsolvable problems from history. Captain Mary Lee Mills was an African-American woman born in Wallace, North Carolina in August 1912. She was a role model, an international nursing leader, and a humanitarian in her time. She joined many nursing associations, she participated in public health conferences, gained recognition and won numerous awards for her notable contributions to public health nursing. Her contributions throughout her lifetime made a huge impact on the world today and has changed the lives of how people live because of her passion for public health nursing.
Nursing is a field of work that so many people find themselves fascinated with, as well as harboring a degree of respect. We look to nurses with a sense of admiration and reverence, and look to them for security in times of need. What makes nursing such a desirable and enthralling field to other people? Despite the fact that doctors are normally under the spotlight, nursing is of profound importance in American culture. Nurses provide comfort and security, as well as a knowledge of medical aid. The field of nursing has the benefit of coming from a field that is ancient, yet timeless and has blossomed throughout history to make a large impact on our culture today.
Nursing has always been a key career in the health care system. Although it is not often focused on media and stories surrounding health care, nursing is a career of great importance. If any patient was asked about their experience at a hospital or a care center, many would mention the capability and care that they received from the nurses. The health care system could not function efficiently, if at all, if nurses were not present to perform their part. Nurses are more than just physicians, support staff.
motivated to bring equality to people. She was self-taught and was very knowledgeable during a
...ly complex and full of skill and knowledge. Nurses usually have a close relationship with their patients which drives them to help in anyway possible which can often cause a medical advancement. Throughout time, nurses have worked hard, whether the profession was well respected or not, which is how many of the different changes have happened in nursing. This profession has been evolving continuously to shape what is happening in the nation and the world to continue to help the sick and injured. You can see throughout time what influences the events had on the changes in the field of nursing. Nursing will continue to evolve with new and different hospital structures and more advanced technology. No matter how advanced the gadgets become or how complex the job is, nurses will remain being caregivers and with vouch for the sick and at risk members of our communities.
Before nurses came around family members took care of one another. People was also known as a “wet nurse” was hired to breastfeed babies. In Europe when people had the plague and other deadly diseases, Nuns risked their life to take care of them. Woman from the upper-class made nursing a paid profession, they are called Florence nightingale. During the time of the Civil War nurses was needed for the injured soldiers. More than 618,000 soldiers died and hundreds of thousands soldiers were injured. This is where Clara Barton came in and formed a ladies group that went out and supplied the battlefield. Later, she moved on forming the American Red Cross. The first nursing student was Linda Richards. Her husband had been wounded in the Civil War, she took care of him for four years until he died. She trained under the doctor that took care of her mother. Linda then moved to Boston and worked in the Boston City Hospital as a nurse. She was the first graduate to have a year of formal training. In 1879, Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first African American to graduate from the same nursing program. In 1903, North Carolina was the first state to pass a law that requires nurses to have a nursing license. African-American slaves had the role of nursing and caregiver. James Derham was a slave from New Orleans that was brought to freedom, in 1783. He moved to Philadelphia to practice nursing. Margaret