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Our world is filled with heroes, and although we often revere those individuals who fight for our country, fight fires or defend us from crime, there also heroes who tend to us when weโre sick and injured. They take care of our daily needs while at our bedsideโฆIโm speaking of nurses. They not only care for us physically, but emotionally as well. Their kindness when we at our worst canย make a lasting impression.
The profession of nursing has changed over the years as hospitals, healthcare and technology has evolved. Itโs interesting, though, to reflect back at how nursing has changed. This list of rules for a โbedsideโ nurse dates back to 1887. Some of the rules may seem strange to us now, but they also reveal just how hardworking and dedicated nurses were over a century ago.
The following job description was given to floor nurses by a hospital in 1887: