Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing
- 60-70 questions
- 2nd week December
Video: Famous nurses through history
- Men ranked higher in terms of profession than women throughout history
- Women in nursing were seen as a vocation (volunteering job) rather than a profession
- Though men were more capable of being a nurse they were seen as less caring
- Back in the day (late 80s early 90s), most people died due to sanitary reasons than
injuries
- The origin of nursing caps was to avoid getting lice
- Florence Nightingale opened the first nursing school and was the first person to
document hand-washing
- Pay for nurses was equal to how much bakers were paid.
Chapter 3 reading notes
History of nursing and health care in Canada:
- Historical perspective: Understanding how past events affect the present
- Colonial healthcare: Nurses' involvement in colonial healthcare highlights past
inequalities.
- Early nurse leaders incorporated nursing history into education, but it was later
overshadowed by nursing theory in the 1970s
Why nursing history matters:
Nursing history was an important part of nurse education in the past, but it was forgotten for a
while. Now, people are bringing it back to help nurses understand their history and how it affects
today's healthcare. Knowing history helps us learn from the past and make nursing better for the
future. In Canada, organizations say it's essential for nurses to learn about their history.
Indigenous Caregivers:
- Canada has a much older history of nursing, even before Florence Nightingale's time.
- Indigenous healers and midwives are often left out of nursing history because they don't
fit the idea of a well-educated nurse
- Women played important roles in their communities as midwives, nurses, and caregivers.
