Reference no: EM133396162
Instructions:
1. What images come to mind when you think about nurses and nursing?
2. Who was Mary Seacole and why was she important?
3. What were the challenges faced by nurses historically?
4. What challenges are faced by nurses in the 21st century?
5. When was the first hospital established in America?
6. How does a nursing shortage, an abundance of nurses, or an inadequate number of job openings to meet the nursing and healthcare delivery needs influence your vision of nursing?
7. What is the public's view of nursing? How does this relate to the realities of nursing?
8. Does nursing need to be "reclaimed" or is it viewed in a positive light?
9. Draw a picture of your image of nursing and yourself as a nurse. Include a caption below the picture, which reflects the picture.
10. Discuss the relationship between moral reasoning and the origin of nursing.
11. Briefly list the historical developments that caused the separation of the medical and nursing professions. What boundaries exist?
12. What beliefs held by Florence Nightingale should still be used today?
13. Identify nursing actions that convey a negative image of nursing. What strategies would enhance our culture's image of nursing?
14. List four professional behaviors that reflect essential nursing values. What attitudes, personal qualities or character traits are associated with these values listed?