| In today's society nurses are viewed as educated | | | | limites to the type of care they are able to |
| men and women who are very responsible and have | | | | administer they do get to see how the other medical |
| a wide range of skills in the medical profession. This | | | | staff continues to work with each other. They also |
| wasn't always the case though. In the 19th Century | | | | see the care that goes into keeping all of the |
| the majority of the nurse in the United Kingdom | | | | instruments sterile. |
| didn't pay much attention to hygiene. Most of the | | | | Most nursing education programs have these hours |
| patients died due to the filth and bacteria that were | | | | divided up into sections so that they students can |
| abundant in the medical facilities. | | | | learn the basics of quality care in various settings. It |
| Many people know the impact Florance Nightingale | | | | also allows them to see what takes place at |
| has had on the nursing profession. However she also | | | | different areas of a hospital setting. |
| advocated for changes in the medical facilities | | | | The issue of hygiene is so important in a medical |
| including cleaniness. It was under her direction that | | | | facility that it should extend to more than just the |
| laws were implemented relating to nurses having an | | | | nurses. The nursing assistants and janitorial staff |
| education and for hospital boards to be in place to | | | | should also be taught these basic concepts. In |
| oversee such requirements were met. | | | | addition everyone in the medical facility should be |
| One of the important areas of learning implemented | | | | trained in the areas of communicating with patients |
| in such nursing education programs was in regards to | | | | effectively. You would be surprised at how many |
| hygiene. It took years for the results of such training | | | | people are lacking in this common area. |
| to be apparanent in the medical facilities. Over that | | | | It is very important for nursing staff to engage in |
| period of time though the level of it began to slowly | | | | plenty of ongoing training as well. They needs of |
| improve. This is still a significant part of the medical | | | | patients continue to change and there are new |
| training nurses receive during their schooling. | | | | developments in procedures. The education of a |
| Most nursing education programs are completed on a | | | | nurse never stops as they are required to continually |
| college campus or online. In addition to this classroom | | | | master new skills and concepts throughout their |
| work there are required hours that each student has | | | | career. |
| to spend in a medical facility. While there are strict | | | | |