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After the Second World War, large numbers of male nurses moved into the workforce as they were demobilised after the war and had gained medical experience. In 1951 the male nurses joined the main nursing register. In 2004 the percentage of male nurses was 10.63% and has increased to 10.69% in 2008, [25] then to 11.4% in 2016. [5]
The effect is named for Florence Nightingale, a pioneer in the field of nursing in the second half of the 19th century. Due to her dedication to patient care, she was dubbed "The Lady with the Lamp" because of her habit of making rounds at night, previously not done. Her care would forever change the way hospitals treated patients.
"The help that nurses offer to their clients is much more than technical expertise. The relationship between nurse and client is a powerful healing force by itself. [11] Therapeutic nurse-patient communication is a key aspect of the performance of the nurse's role. Therapeutic communication benefits not only the patient but the nurse as well.
In 2018, a male nurse was accused of sexual misconduct with a patient. The case was referred to the NMC and an interim order was placed on his ability to practice.
Nursing historians face challenges of determining whether care provided to the sick or injured in antiquity is called nursing care. [9] In the fifth century BC, for example, the Hippocratic Collection in places described skilled care and observation of patients by male "attendants," who may have provided care now provided by nurses. [10]
They may act in that capacity, such as in the emergency department or in trauma care, but more often independently care for their patients or assist other nurses. [2] RNs treat patients, record their medical history, provide emotional support, and provide follow-up care. Nurses also help doctors perform diagnostic tests. [3]
Image credits: Pleaseluggage #7. I was a newly minted graduate with fresh and optimistic views on my life as a doctor. Second week in came this old lady and her very dysfunctional family.
In 1816, male physician René Laennec invented the stethoscope as a way to respect the modesty of a female patient, as it would have been awkward for him to put his ear on her chest. [ 1 ] Hospital gowns increase modesty as compared to the patient presenting nude, but in the past, there have been odd clothing which exposes the body. [ 2 ]