EVOLUTION OF NURSING PRACTICE
How has nursing practice evolved over time?
How has nursing practice evolved over time? Discuss the key leaders and historical events that have influenced the advancement of nursing, nursing education, and nursing roles that are now part of the contemporary nursing profession.
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The evolution of the nursing practice revolved around caring for the sick, nurturing, being compassionate, supporting formal education, and heroism, among other attributes. From ancient times, the roles of a nurse were commonly practiced by women from lower classes. The nursing practice then evolved to untrained nurses whose duty was to oversee municipal hospitals, and the practice later evolved to trained…
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