Purpose
The purpose of this discussion is for learners to explore the contributions of one 19th-century nurse related to leadership and/or provision of care.
Course Outcomes
This discussion enables the student to meet the following course outcome:
- CO 1: Describe persons and events in nursing history from the early years through the 19th century related to leadership and provision of care. (PO2)
Due Date
During the assigned week (Sunday the start of the assigned week through Sunday the end of the assigned week):
- Posts in the discussion at least two times, and
- Posts in the discussion on two different days
Total Points Possible: 50 points
Preparing the Discussion
- Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In discussions students:
- Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week
- Integrate outside scholarly sources when required
- Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates and/or instructor
- Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner
- Use the rubric on this page as you compose your answers.
- Best Practices include:
- Participation early in the week is encouraged to stimulate meaningful discussion among classmates and instructor.
- Enter the discussion often during the week to read and learn from posts.
- Select different classmates for your reply each week.
 Discussion
Important nurses of the 19th century are often overshadowed by Nightingale’s prominence. Select one 19th-century nurse other than Nightingale and describe this person’s contributions to leadership and/or nursing care. We look forward to reading about the nurse you select!
Grading
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SAMPLE SOLUTION
Lillian Wald was the favorite nurse in history of the nurse I interviewed for my project this week. This sparked my interested in her so in order to learn more about her I chose her as my discussion this week. Lillian Wald founded the first form of home care nursing for patients who did not necessarily qualify for hospital stays but needed care (Judd, D., 2013). These nurses performed an array of tasks such as delivering babies, education, attending to personal needs, and evaluation of patients. (Judd, D., 2013). She founded The Henry Street Settlement to provide care to members of the community in their homes. Most of the work was paid for by donations, loans, or home subsidies. In 1909 she was able to get the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to on board to cover nursing care in the home by showing to a decreased death rate (Pittman, P 2019). Due to her success in her model, they were able to pass the Sheppard-Towner Act which was the first government funded healthcare program. Lilian Wald advocated for women, children, immigrants, and African Americans. She was a pioneer for community health nursing and what we continue to do presently. I worked in the community as a home health nurse for nearly 15 years and it was due to the contributions of Lillian Wald that community nursing even exists. In my present job I serve in a Social Determinants of Health committee that researches what barriers our members have and how to get them the care they need. This is in part due to the work that Lillian Wald founded so many years ago.
Judd, D. (2013). A History of American Nursing (2nd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning. https://ambassadored.vitalsource.com/books/9781284044324Links to an external site.
Pittman, P. (2019). Rising to the Challenge: Re-embracing the Wald Model of Nursing. American Journal of Nursing, 119(7), 46-52. https://doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000569444.12412.89.