Overview

• Florence Nightingale


  The founder of modern nursing, was the ultimate educator
• Florence Nightingale


  • Developed the first school of nursing
  • Devoted most of her career in teaching nurses, physicians, and health officials
  • Emphasized the importance of adequate nutrition, fresh air, exercise, and personal hygiene to patients
• Nursing was first acknowledged as a unique discipline, teaching has been recognized as an important role of nurses as caregiver


  Mid 1800
• Role of a nurse as teacher in disease prevention in the community was clearly understood

  Early 1900
• For decades, patient teaching has been recognized as an independent nursing function
• NLNE (National League of Nursing Education) observed the importance of health teaching as a function within the scope of nursing practice

  1918
• NLNE recognized nurses as agents for the promotion of health & prevention of illness in all setting

  2 decades later
• NLNE identified course content in nursing school curricula to prepare nurses to assume the role as teachers

  1950
• JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) established nursing standards for patient education

  1993
• NLNE developed the 1st certified nurse educator (CNE) exam

  2006