TRENDS IN DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING
EDUCATION IN INDIA
INTRODUCTION
From the time of Florence Nightingale each generation of nurses in its own way
fostered the image of Nursing (Catalano, 2009). Nurses were trying hard to find
new and better methods to help the client, their family and community which
in turn lead to the trends in Nursing.
Nurses’ knowledge and clinical experience will result in best clinical practice
(Potter, Perry, Hall & Stockert, 2013). Nursing is dynamic by its own way and it
gives rise to various trends. Sound empirical knowledge is the base of nursing
as in any other profession. This knowledge is the base for all the innovations
which in turn evolve as trends in nursing.
The simple meaning of trend is ‘movement in a particular direction’. The trends
in nursing education are the cornerstones for the dynamic nature of nursing
profession. The article outlines various trends in nursing education with
reference to India.
DEFINITION
NURSING: The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or
well, in performance of those activities contributing to health or its recovery
(or peaceful death) that he/she would perform unaided if he/she had the
necessary strength, will or knowledge.
Virginia Henderson
EDUCATION
Education is realization of self. Sankaracharya
Education is an all-round drawing out of the best in child & man-body, mind
& spirit. Mahatma Gandhi
Education is the natural, harmonious & progressive development of man’s
innate power. Pestalozzi
NURSING EDUCATION
Nursing education is a professional education which is consciously &
systematically planned & implemented through instruction & discipline & aims
the harmonious development of the physical, intellectual, social, emotional,
spiritual & aesthetic powers or abilities of the students in order to tender
,professional nursing care to people of all ages, in all phases of health & illness,
in a variety of setting, in the best or highest possible manner.
DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING EDUCATION IN INDIA
NURSING IN PRE-HISTORIC TIMES
NURSING VEDIC PERIOD (3000 BC– 1400 BC)
, NURSING POST VEDIC PERIOD (600 BC– 600 AD)
NURSING IN MOGUL PERIOD 1000 (AD)
BRITISH PERIOD (16TH CENTURY ONWARDS)
Military Nursing
Civilian Nursing
Missionaries Nursing
EDUCATION IN INDIA
INTRODUCTION
From the time of Florence Nightingale each generation of nurses in its own way
fostered the image of Nursing (Catalano, 2009). Nurses were trying hard to find
new and better methods to help the client, their family and community which
in turn lead to the trends in Nursing.
Nurses’ knowledge and clinical experience will result in best clinical practice
(Potter, Perry, Hall & Stockert, 2013). Nursing is dynamic by its own way and it
gives rise to various trends. Sound empirical knowledge is the base of nursing
as in any other profession. This knowledge is the base for all the innovations
which in turn evolve as trends in nursing.
The simple meaning of trend is ‘movement in a particular direction’. The trends
in nursing education are the cornerstones for the dynamic nature of nursing
profession. The article outlines various trends in nursing education with
reference to India.
DEFINITION
NURSING: The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or
well, in performance of those activities contributing to health or its recovery
(or peaceful death) that he/she would perform unaided if he/she had the
necessary strength, will or knowledge.
Virginia Henderson
EDUCATION
Education is realization of self. Sankaracharya
Education is an all-round drawing out of the best in child & man-body, mind
& spirit. Mahatma Gandhi
Education is the natural, harmonious & progressive development of man’s
innate power. Pestalozzi
NURSING EDUCATION
Nursing education is a professional education which is consciously &
systematically planned & implemented through instruction & discipline & aims
the harmonious development of the physical, intellectual, social, emotional,
spiritual & aesthetic powers or abilities of the students in order to tender
,professional nursing care to people of all ages, in all phases of health & illness,
in a variety of setting, in the best or highest possible manner.
DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING EDUCATION IN INDIA
NURSING IN PRE-HISTORIC TIMES
NURSING VEDIC PERIOD (3000 BC– 1400 BC)
, NURSING POST VEDIC PERIOD (600 BC– 600 AD)
NURSING IN MOGUL PERIOD 1000 (AD)
BRITISH PERIOD (16TH CENTURY ONWARDS)
Military Nursing
Civilian Nursing
Missionaries Nursing
