Beginnings of Nursing

• Latin words for nursing “Nutrix”, “Nutrica”, “Nutrire”
• “Nutrire” – to suckle referring to a wet nurse (who helps a mother who is unable to feed her baby
• Anglo-French ”Nurice” (to nourish, nurture, to nurse)
• Nursing - caring for the sick, the injured and the physically, mentally and emotionally disabled.
• Nursing - caring and epitomizes the ideals of a profession that is holistic in approach and grounded in unwavering service to mankind.
• Latin word for patients “patiens” –means to suffer or to bear.
• Patient - an individual in the state of physical, mental and emotional imbalance.
• Patient - An individual who seeks nursing assistance and care; undergoing medical treatment
• Art of Nursing - intentional creative use of oneself, based upon skill and expertise, to transmit emotion and meaning to another.
• The ART OF NURSING is a process that is subjective and requires interpretation, sensitivity, imagination, active and creative participation and application of knowledge, or know how.
• Florence Nightingale was the first to coin the phrase, the Art of Nursing.
• Florence Nightingale - She understood that Nursing is a profession in which physical tasks must be adapted into individualized patient care, making Nursing an educated art form.
• Empathy and compassion are at the forefront of what makes Nursing an art.
• Empathy - the ability to feel the emotions of others.
• Nurses must be able to empathize with patients to facilitate a strong Nurse-patient relationship to promote healing.
• Compassion - the ability to feel the emotions of others while experiencing a desire to help.
• The Science of Nursing is having a reason behind our actions and an understanding that our interventions improve the outcomes and health condition of patients.
• "Nurses are scientists" (Jonathan Steele of Water Cures).
• Nursing Framework: Assessment, Diagnosis, & Treatment
• Nursing students must pass science courses:

  • anatomy and physiology
  • pharmacology
  • chemistry
  • microbiology
  • behavioral sciences
  • psychology and sociology
• Nursing is a calling in which members profess altruism and a commitment and conviction to serve and care for individuals, sick and well.
• Evidence-based practice - collects, processes, and implements research findings into clinical practice and improves patient outcomes.
• Science of Nursing is having a reason behind our actions and an understanding that our interventions improve the outcomes and health condition of patients.
• Nursing science forms the scientific basis for professional nursing practice.
• Profession - an occupation that necessitates considerable, specialized knowledge, competence, and training.