1. Sharon Anne Goldfarb, RN, MSN, FNP, CS March 2012
History of Nursing
Sharon Anne Goldfarb, RN, MSN, FNP, CS
March 2012

2. Nursing History

3. History of Nursing
The Oldest of the arts and the youngest of the professions.
From the Latin word to Nourish
Nurses work to help individuals, families and communities to attain, maintain or recover optimal wellness.

4. Florence Nightingale
May (International Nurses Day)- August
The role of nursing was having “charge of someone’s health”
Came to prominence for her work in the Crimean War ( )
Called “The Lady of the Lamp”
Opened the nursing school at St. Thomas Hospital in London

5. Florence Nightingale Influential researcher
Popular author “Notes on Nursing” “Notes on Hospitals”
Proponent of hygiene
Educator
Medical Tourism
Promoted modern, organized, professional nursing
Mentored Linda Richards who brought nursing to America

6. Nursing in the United States
George Washington called for women to help aid the injured and sick soldiers
Congress approved 1 nurse to ever ten soldiers for the Revolutionary War ( )
Nursing transformed by World War II ( )