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Chapter 2
History and Evolution of Nursing
Nursing in Antiquity
• Primitive societies• Greece and Rome
– Hippocrates
• Early Christian Era• Middle Ages• The Reformation
The Industrial Revolution
• Medical and scientific advances
The Industrial Revolution
• Florence Nightingale – Contributions to the profession
The Civil War
• Union Nursing– Dorothea Dix– Clara Barton
• Confederate Nursing– Issues
Wars
• Spanish-American War• World War I• The Great Depression• World War II
1950s Through 1970s
• Advances in Health Care– Health care is a right– Government involvement – Medical insurance– Increased cost and complexity within health care systems
The 1980s and Beyond
• Change in payment and reimbursement systems
• DRGs• Rural versus urban care