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In the 1400's the term "Nurse" was first used. Wet Nurses were hired to breast feed and take care of infants and children. Wet nurses were also a sign of social status and being well known of being paid well.

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Mary Jane Seacole was born in 1805 in Jamaica. During the Crimean War she wrote to Gale Nightingale asking to join her in her efforts but was denied due to the color of her skin. This infuriated Mary and she decided to buy her own supplies and start her own efforts to help others in the war that were injured and needed medical care. Mary provided care to everyone and did not worry about the color of their skin, or any other determinants.

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Nursing became a huge topic during the WWI. Many of the nurses that joined during the first world war were not trained therefore the turn over rate was increasingly high. So in the year 1922 a national diploma of nursing was established.

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From the years 2020-2021 the amount of nurses working has decreased by 10,000 which has been the largest decrease in the last 40 years. Many have attributed this decline to the COVID 19 pandemic. During the pandemic nurses were over worked, under payed, put in unsafe work environments, and nurse to patios ratios were not accurate. During the pandemic hospitals were also not supplying nurses with proper PPE to keep nurses safe during uncertain times.

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for over a decade nurses have had pretty high satisfaction rates ranging from 80%-85%. In 2023 71% of nurses were satisfied with their workplaces and job. Currently the percentage in satisfaction is dropping and very concerning.

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‘A crisis in nursing is upon us,’ nursing survey shows, even after the pandemic | CNN

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As an emergency room nurse, Terry Foster has cared for people on their worst days. He loves his work, and as president of the Emergency Nurses Association, a group that represents about 50,000 nurses, he’s met countless others who share a similar commitment to helping others. But he’s concerned about the future of his profession.

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Nurse Blake is a nurse who is well known from his comical tik tok videos posted on social media. Nurse Blake came home from an awful shift one day and decided to post about his day on social media. Little did he know using social medical as a creative outlet would lead to not only helping himself get through nurse burn out but other fellow nurses as well.

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Nurse Blake Has the Best Medicine for Others in His Field

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Nurse Blake is a nurse, an advocate for others in the profession, and a comedian with nearly 1 million followers on Instagram.

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The timeline of nursing has let me reflect on how much nursing has evolved and also how much work we still have to accomplish to get nursing to where it should be. The pandemic has set us back but if we continue to work together and treat nurses as they should be treated we can get back to exceptional nursing again. I am an Oncology nurse and feel very passionately about my patients and the oath I took when I graduated nursing school. Sometimes I think as a whole we need to all be reminded why we chose to become nurses. Which is to help others and make a difference in our patients lives.