Chapter 1 – A History of Health Care and Nursing (PDF)
· Chapter 1 – Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is NotLinks to an external site.
· Chapter 1 – Effects of the Industrial RevolutionLinks to an external site.
· After reading Chapter 1, share your thoughts, and answer the following questions:
· Do you think that Florence Nightingale contributed to the subordination of nurses to the physicians?
· Did she oppose the registration of nurses (licensure) and did not see the mental health nurses as part of the profession?
· Is Nightingale relevant to the 21st century nursing profession? Why or why not?
· Your post should be at least one (1) paragraph.
Discussion 2
Nightingale’s curriculum vitaLinks to an external site.
1. First, read Nightingale’s curriculum vitaLinks to an external site. .
2. Second, create a resume or a curriculum vita based on what you read about the life and work of Florence Nightingale.
3. Third, create your own resume.
4. Finally, compare and contrast the two documents.
· What do you think?
· Is Florence still relevant?
· Explain or expand on the resume info.
Discussion 3
1. Write or develop your own professional nursing practice philosophy.
2. Include the following in your philosophy:
· Describe the four (4) Nursing Meta-paradigm Concepts you believe or value about those concepts.
· Then, compare your discussion of philosophy with the Module 1.1 and 1.2 discussions, focusing on the concepts from any nursing theorist’s theory, such as Orem’s Theory or Watson’s Theory. I would like to know your conclusion.
3. Your post should be at least one (1) paragraph.