Chapter 1
Nursing Foundations
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• Nursing in Islam:
• Nursing in Qur'an and Sunnah.
1. “ heal the breasts of believers ”
Tawba -14
2.
“ and a healing for the diseases in your hearts ”
– 57
َ‫ص ُدو َر َق ْوم ُم ْؤمنين‬
ُ ‫َو َي ْشف‬
ِِ ٍ
ِ
ُّ ‫َوش َف ٌاء ِلَا في‬
‫الص ُدو ِر‬
ِ ِ ِ
Yonos
3. “ we send down stag by stage in the Qur'an and that
which is a healing
and a mercy to those who believe”
ْ ُ ْ ٌ َ ْ ‫َ ُ َ ُل َ ْ ُ ْ َ َ ُ َ َ ٌ َ َر‬
َ
Israa – 82 ‫“ ونن ِز ِمن القرآ ِن ما هو ِشفاء و حمة ِللمؤ ِم ِنين‬
َ ْ َ َ َ
4. “and when I am ill, it is He who curs me ” ‫ض ُت ف ُه َو‬
‫وِإذا م ِر‬
ْ
‫ َيش ِف ِين‬Shoaara – 80
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• And there are many statements of our prophet.
Muhammad (PBUH) related to this subject example:
– Our God create treatment for every disease
some people know it and some of them don’t.
– Seek for treatment and medical help.
– Moslem women and nursing in Islam.
– The first nurse in Islam (world).
• Rufida as the first nurse in Islam,
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Nursing In Palestine:
1)
Turkish era ( 1517 – 1917).
2)
British mandating (1921 -1948).
3)
Jordanian and Egyptian control (1948 –
1967) :
•
West bank :
• August Victoria nursing school, saint john,
saint Luke's .
•
Gaza strip:
• Christian missionary school, shifa, and Baptist
school .
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4) Israeli occupation:
•
Caritas nursing school, Makassed Islamic .
•
Charitable hospital, Ibin-sina,al Itehad,
Bethlehem university nursing college, and,
Qualified school of nursing
5) Palestinian national authority:
•
Falooja college of nursing, Military nursing school,
Nursing college at IUG, Palestine college of
nursing, Department of nursing at CCAST and alAzhar university and others.
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Nursing Origins
• Youngest profession but oldest art
• During the Middle Ages in Europe
• Schism between King Henry VIII and the
Catholic Church
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The Nightingale Reformation
• The Crimean War
• Nightingale’s contributions
1) Training people for future work.
2) Selecting those with upstanding character.
3) Improving sanitary conditions for sick and injured.
4.
Reducing death rate of British soldiers.
5.
Providing classroom assistance and clinical teaching.
6.
Advocating nursing education should be lifelong
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Question
• Is the following statement true or false?
Florence Nightingale advocated that nursing
education should be lifelong.
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Answer
True.
Florence Nightingale advocated that nursing
education should be lifelong because of
technological advances, to demonstrate
competence and ensure the public’s
confidence, and to practice according to
current nursing standards.
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Contemporary Nursing
• Combining nursing art with science
– Art: "Ability to perform an act skillfully ".
– Science:" Body knowledge unique to
particular subject".
• Integrating the nursing theory
– Nursing theories and application
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Contemporary Nursing (cont’d)
• Defining nursing
o Florence Nightingale
"Putting The Individuals In The Best
Possible Condition For Nature To
Restore And Preserve Health ".
o Virginia Henderson
o American Nurses Association
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• Factors that influence choice of nursing
program :
1. Career goals
2. Geographic location of schools
3. Costs involved
4. Length of program
5. Reputation and success of graduate
6. Flexibility of course scheduling
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The Educational Ladder
1.practical or vocational
nursing.
2.Registered nursing.
3.Graduate nursing programs.
4.Continuing education.
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The Educational Ladder (cont’d)
• Registered nurse (cont’d)
– Baccalaureate program
o Greatest flexibility in qualifying for
nursing positions
o Preferred in areas requiring substantial
independent decision making
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The Educational Ladder (cont’d)
– Graduate nursing program
o Master’s-prepared nurses: clinical
specialist, nurse practitioner,
administrator, educator
o Doctoral degree: conduct research;
advise, administer, and instruct nurses
pursuing graduate and undergraduate
degrees
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The Educational Program (cont’d)
– Continuing education
o Planned learning experience beyond
the basic nursing program
o Rationale for acquiring continuing
education
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Unique Nursing Skills
1. Assessment skills
• Acts that involve collecting data
o Interviewing, observing, examining
client and family; reviewing client’s
medical record; obtaining facts from
other health care workers
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Unique Nursing Skills (cont’d)
2) Caring skills
 Nursing intervention that restore or
maintain a person's health.
• Assisting with ADLs
•
Safe care of clients who require invasive or
highly technical equipment
• Helping client become self-reliant
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Unique Nursing Skills (cont’d)
3) Counseling skills
– Communicating with client
– Actively listening
– Offering pertinent health teaching
– Providing emotional support
– Using therapeutic communication techniques
– Clarify client’s perspective
– Teach clients: promote healing processes, staying well,
preventing illness, and carrying out ADLs
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Unique Nursing Skills (cont’d)
Counseling skills (cont’d)
• Empathy: "Intuitive awareness of what the
patient
is experiencing".
• Sympathy:" Feeling as emotionally distraught
as
the patient".
4) Comforting skills
– Interventions Provide stability and
security during a health-related crisis
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Unique Nursing Skills (cont’d)
4) Comforting skills
– Interventions Provide stability and
security during a health-related crisis
.
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