护理 is - and always has been - about caring for patients, and that has not changed. But, everything else about the profession bears little other resemblance to 护理 of 100 years ago.
发生了什么变化?? 很多! 老护士只收 基本的培训 ——就 它的 learned at home from their mothers. The education nurses receive today is much more formal and comprehensive and, 结果是, nurses have become highly respected and specialized members of our 医疗保健 teams.
Nurses today must pass a national exam – the NCLEX – in order to prove they are knowledgeable 医疗保健 providers and are licensed professionals. As a result, nurses are being given more 病人的责任 – especially those with advanced degrees. Once a female-dominated career, the 护理 profession has grown in stature and now attracts a sizable number of male candidates as well.
Once limited to battlefield and home care, nurses today work inside hospitals, clinics and physicians’ offices as intrinsic members of 医疗 teams, thanks – in many respects – to Florence Nightingale, considered the founder of modern 护理. It was Nightingale who offered the first formal training for nurses…training that evolved into the 护理 programs offered at schools and colleges today.
Quality patient care has become the mantra for all 医疗 professionals, including nurses. The 医疗 culture once offered very little concern for the patient experience or their dignity as fellow human beings. Whatever you think about the proliferation of technology in our lives, technological advances in 医疗保健 has become not only life-savers…they’ve made certain 护理 duties easier to perform and, 结果是, created better patient experiences and outcomes for those receiving care.
最重要的, it’s pretty safe to say 护理 has come a long way over the last 100 years, becoming a respected profession that is both fulfilling and rewarding.
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