Duties and Responsibilities of Staff Nurse- A Study

Nursing has come a very, very long way in the past century. However, some of the challenges highlighted by nurse leaders in the late 1800’s to early 1900’s, still face the profession a century later even though their exact nature might be somewhat different. Throughout the history of nursing, most of the challenges can be linked to the gender and class barriers faced by women in society and the ever-present economic demands of the healthcare industry.The Staff Nurse is the first level professional Nurse in the hospital set up. Therefore by appearance and by word she will be professional at all time. Taking a walk through the history of nursing, the shortage of nurses appears to have been a problem from the time when the value of trained nurses in hospitals and the community was recognized. From the mid-1800’s, when scientific developments in Western medicine increasingly led to successful treatment, hospitals changed from places where the sick and destitute were cared for to institutions where the ill were admitted for treatment. The time was ripe when Florence Nightingale introduced formal training of nurses, and since then, it appears that the demand for qualified nurses increased exponentially. The objective of obtaining state registration for nurses was the priority issue for nurse activists from the 1880’s. At the Chicago World’s Fair, British nurses introduced the nurse leaders from all over the world to the idea of state registration for nurses as well as the issue of standards for nurse training schools, which would satisfy a requirement to introduce registration. The struggle for state registration was at the time also the main driving force behind the establishment of nursing organizations in various countries. Keywords: Staff Nurse, Hospital Stress, Tolerance Adjustment, Florence Nightigale. Demand, Shipt System.

Revolution of Nursing Science in the Next Decade

Knowing a history of nursing science allows nurses to understand the journey of nursing theorists and scientists in developing the nursing science. Since the era of Florence Nightingale in the mid-18th century, the nursing theories and nursing research were published to the public, particularly scientific community. During late 18th and 19th century, there were many interesting questions among these debates that have not been answer yet, such as is it a nursing science or science of nursing? and is it a pure science or applied science? Even though the scientific community acknowledges that nursing is known as a science, many scholars remain to discuss the definition and category of nursing science. Along the history of nursing knowledge development, nursing scholars faced many challenges concerning the difficulty to develop the required content for nursing practices, to be an excellent discipline in the developing science base, to prepare nurse researchers, and to disseminate research results to the community and to the public (Hinshaw, 1989). Nowadays nursing science is entering into the postmodern era and it will be continued development in the next decade. Even if nurses do not recognise that nursing knowledge is currently in crisis, looking for the future of nursing science throughout the principle of Kuhn’s paradigm shift might provide valuable direction for nurse. Therefore, this paper aims to explain Kuhn’s revolutionary theory and its principle. Moreover, the influence of Kuhn’s revolution theory on the revolution of nursing science that will be present in this paper.

Historical context of nursing professionalization in brazil: a journey into the past

The objective of this study is to describe the historical context of nursing professionalization in Brazil. In the middle of all this process, nursing has been developing in Brazil since the beginning, facing several challenges, in an attempt to consolidate itself as a profession. It is an exploratory and descriptive study, that uses as instruments of theoretical foundation the bibliographical and documental research. The study makes a rescue on how nursing has been consolidating with the passing of centuries, registering the appearance of nursing in the country, pointing still as the professionalization of nursing happened in Brazil, as well as the main legislation referring to this context. When reflecting on the history of nursing and its development, it becomes possible to recognize the profession and the challenges faced, allowing problematize the past of nursing.

Discorrendo sobre os períodos pré e pós florence nightingale: a enfermagem e sua historicidade

Objetivo: Refletir sobre a teoria ambientalista de Florence Nightingale, contextualizando a enfermagem moderna frente suas origens e o desenvolvimento de sua prática. Método: Estudo reflexivo, de perspectiva histórica e que utiliza a pesquisa documental como método de investigação. Tomou por base especialmente artigos de periódicos científicos e livros clássicos sobre a história da enfermagem e suas concepções, sem limite de data de publicação. Resultados: O texto percorre desde as origens do cuidado ligadas à religiosidade, a perda da hegemonia da igreja quando as religiosas foram expulsas dos hospitais até a figura de Florence Nightingale como precursora da enfermagem moderna, destacando a Teoria Ambientalista, relacionando-a a prática de comportamentos no enfrentamento da atual pandemia. Conclusões: Discorrer sobre a história da enfermagem e sua trajetória profissional a partir de seus marcos clássicos é necessário, inclusive para a compreensão de dogmas e paradigmas que ainda são inerentes à sua prática.Descritores: História da Enfermagem; Teorias de Enfermagem; Enfermagem. TALKING ABOUT BEFORE AND AFTER THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE PERIODS: THE NURSING AND ITS HISTORICITYObjective: To reflect about Florence Nightingale's environmental theory, contextualizing the modern Nursing in view of its origins and the development of its practice. Method: A reflective study, from a historical perspective, using documentary research as an investigation method. It was based mainly on scientific articles and classic books on the history of nursing and its conceptions, without limit on the date of publication. Results: The text goes since the origins of care linked to religiosity, the lost of hegemony of the church when the nuns were expelled from hospitals until the figure Tof Florence Nightingale as a precursor of modern nursing, highlighting the Environmental Theory, relating it to the practice of behaviors in facing the current pandemic. Conclusions: To talk about the history of nursing and its professional trajectory since its classic demarcation is necessary, including the understanding of dogmas and paradigms that are still inherent to its practice.Descriptors: History of Nursing; Nursing Theories; Nursing. DISCURSANDO SOBRE LOS PERÍODOS PRE Y POST FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE: LA ENFERMERÍA Y SU HISTORICIDADObjetivo: Reflexionar sobre la teoría ambiental de Florence Nightingale, contextualizando la enfermería moderna en vista de sus orígenes y el desarrollo de su práctica. Método: Estudio reflexivo, desde una perspectiva histórica, que utiliza la investigación documental como método de investigación. Se basó principalmente en artículos de revistas científicas y libros clásicos sobre la historia de la enfermería y sus concepciones, sin límite en la fecha de publicación. Resultados: El texto va desde los orígenes de la atención vinculada a la religiosidad, la pérdida de la hegemonía de la iglesia cuando las monjas fueron expulsadas de los hospitales hasta la figura de Florence Nightingale como precursora de la enfermería moderna, destacando la teoría ambiental, relacionándola con la práctica de comportamientos frente a la pandemia actual. Conclusiones: Es necesario hablar sobre la historia de la enfermería y su trayectoria profesional desde sus hitos clásicos, incluso para comprender los dogmas y paradigmas que aún son inherentes a su práctica.Descriptores: Historia de la Enfermería; Teorías de enfermería; Enfermería.