Downloaded 82 times
Uploaded byArsi University, Asella, Ethiopia
History of nursing in india.
This document provides a history of nursing in India from prehistoric times to the 20th century. It describes how in ancient India women gathered herbs and plants to heal the sick, and how Sushruta was known as the father of surgery. During the Middle Ages, charitable institutions provided care for the sick and poor. Florence Nightingale is credited with establishing the first nursing philosophy based on health and restoration. Nursing expanded and became more organized throughout the 19th and 20th centuries in India.
In this document
Powered by AI
Introduction to nursing's historical evolution and its importance in societal context.
Discusses early roles of women in nursing, the significance of Vedas, and contributions from figures like Sushruta and Ashoka.
Highlighting Hippocrates as the father of medicine and the beginnings of systematic medical practices.
Focus on charitable institutions and the roles of nurses in delivering care during this time.
Growth in healthcare, establishment of hospitals, and the rise of nursing orders influenced by Christianity.
Increased hospital presence, nursing education developments, and revival of Deaconess Order by Protestant churches.
Nightingale's foundational nursing philosophy, her contributions during the Crimean War, and hygiene reforms.
Role of nursing on the battlefield and expansion of hospital nursing services in the late 19th century.
Shift towards research-based nursing, establishment of Army and Navy Nurse Corps, and ongoing challenges in the profession.
Acknowledgment and conclusion of the historical overview presentation.
More Related Content
Similar to History of nursing in india.
More from Arsi University, Asella, Ethiopia
History of nursing in india.
- 1. HISTORY OF NURSINGIN INDIA PREPARED BY: USHA RANI KANDULA, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ADULT HEALTH NURSING, ARSI UNIVERSITY,ASELLA,ETHIOPIA, SOUTH EAST AFRICA.
- 2. INTRODUCTION Knowledge ofthe profession‘s history increases the nurse‘s awareness and promotes an understanding of the social and intellectual origins of the discipline.
- 3. From itsearliest history nursing was a form of community service to protect and preserve the family. Historically men and women held the role of nurse.
- 4. PREHISTORIC PERIOD In PrehistoricPeriod, women were responsible for gathering herbs, roots and plants that were used to heal the sick.
- 5. The entryof women into nursing can be traced to approximately 300 AD.
- 6. Christians taughtthat men and women are equal before God and appealed to carry on His work in the behalf of all who were in distress.
- 7.
- 8. The earliestliterature of india consists of the sanskrit vedas or sacred books.
- 9. Sushruta wasknown as the father of surgery in india. The four principle vedas are : 1.Rigveda 2.Theyaur veda 3.Sama veda 4.Atharva veda
- 10. CHARAKA The charakasamhita gives bathing purifies the body, relieves the fatigue, promotes strength and maintain personal hygiene.
- 11. KING EMPEROR ASHOKA He was the first person to improve the medical care in india. Prevention of disease became the first priority and maintaining the personal hygiene.
- 12. HIPPOCRATES HIPPOCRATES wasknown as father of medicine. He spent much time in absorbing symptoms and able to teach, that evil spirits did not cause disease.
- 13. He developeddoing physical examination and taking of histories.
- 14.
- 15. During themiddle Ages (1100- 1200 AD) charitable institutions were started to care for the aged, sick and poor.
- 16. Nurses deliveredcare and depended on physicians or priests for direction. Nurse Midwifery flourished during middle ages.
- 17.
- 18. The expandedhealth care by establishing hospitals and nursing orders for men. Christianity greatly influenced the development of nursing.
- 19. One ofthe earliest records of Christian nursing was the formation of the order of Deaconesses, a group of public health or visiting nurses.
- 20. The needfor nurses and increasing nursing responsibilities were due to the economic growth of eighteenth century, epidemics and the Revolutionary War.
- 21. The sistersbecame widely known as visiting nurses because they cared for sick people in their homes.
- 22.
- 23. In theeighteenth century the further growth of cities brought an increase in the number of hospitals and expanded role of nurses.
- 24. The formal nursingeducation, nursing knowledge and skills were generally passed by experienced nurses.
- 25. During thenineteenth century Protestant churches revived the Deaconess Order.
- 26.
- 27. The founderof modern nursing, Florence Nightingale, established the first nursing philosophy based on health maintenance and restoration in Notes of Nursing: What it is and what it is not.
- 28. Her viewson nursing were derived from a spiritual philosophy, developed in her adolescence and adulthood and reflecting the changing needs of society.
- 29. In 1853Nightingale went to Paris to study with the Sisters of Charity and was appointed superintendent of The English General Hospitals in Turkey.
- 30. During thisCrimean War period she brought about major reforms in hygiene, sanitation and nursing practice and reduced the mortality rate at the Barracks Hospital, Turkey.
- 31.
- 32. Nursing servicesgiven to soldiers on the battle field, cleansing the wounds, meeting their basic needs and comforting them in death.
- 33. Nursing inhospitals expanded in the late nineteenth century.
- 34.
- 35. In theearly twentieth century, a movement toward a scientific, research-based defined body of nursing knowledge and practice was seen. Nurses began to assume expanded and advance practice roles.
- 36. As educationdeveloped, nursing practice also expanded. In 1901 the Army Nurse Corps was established. By the year 1908 Navy Corps established.
- 37. By theyear 1920s nursing specialization was developing.
- 38. Today, theprofession is faced with multiple challenges. Nurses and Nurse Educators are revising nursing practice and curricula to meeting the ever changing needs of society.
- 39.