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May 2008

Issue 5.5

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retronurse1.gifA Brief History of Nursing

Innovators and milestones

from Healthcare Professional Digest

If you asked a group of people to identify the founder of nursing, most of them would say it was Florence Nightingale. But they would be only partly right. People who take care of others, along with doctors or on their own, have been around for centuries.

The first true nurses were the Sisters of Charity, an order founded in 1633 to tend to the poor in their own homes. Seven years later, the sisters assumed charge of a hospital at Angers, France. And in 1653 and 1656, they provided care for wounded soldiers on the battlefields at Sedan and Arras in France.

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Hello. I'm Linda Shaub, Interim HealthCare's vice president of marketing.

Each year, National Nurses Week is celebrated from May 6 to 12. In honor of this holiday, we're taking a look back to the inception of nursing, and to its heroes and major milestones. Find out about where we've been and how we arrived where we are today in this month's feature article.

Every day, you probably see clients who have trouble paying for their medications. Should you help them out financially? See what your peers have to say. This month, an RN writes about a client whose kidney function has declined, and she fears a possible mistake on her part may be to blame. What should she do now?

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Should I speak up or shut up?

I was completely swamped the other day and may have made a mistake with the dosage of medicine I gave a patient. Since he didn't have an adverse reaction, I didn't tell the doctor or him about my possible error. (I didn't want to be written up.) Now, the patient's kidney function has declined, and I don't know if it's because of what I might have done. What should I do in this kind of situation?

 -- Heather, RN

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Previous Issue's Dilemma

Should "charity" begin at my home?

One of my home care patients can't afford his medications. I know he desperately needs them, so I've been using my own money to purchase them. Lately, though, I've been strapped for cash. If he doesn't take some of his medications, he could end up in the hospital. But if I keep buying them, I could wind up in the poor house. What should I do?

-- Jessie, RN

Read the best responses from your peers.

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by Donald Lambro - The Washington Times


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