# data[].attributes.headline
Nursing in the United States: Civil War Period 1861-1865

# data[].attributes.subject
Nursing in the United States: Civil War Period 1861-1865

# data[].attributes.body
During the civil war, nurses battled with many health epidemics such as syphilis, malaria, smallpox, and typhoid. Nurses providing care during the war to soldiers were subjected to unsanitary conditions, leading to fatal infections. The image selected reflects this time period as it is a time of brutal war resulting in many fatalities. Nurses were caring for wounded soldiers. This time period affects current nursing practice in many ways. It affects the need of infection prevention and sanitary standards. There only being 2000 nurses care for 6 million hospitalized during this time period is also a reflection of our short staffing today. White nurses were also being paid more than African-American nurses, reflecting on the need for pay equality for minorities in healthcare.

(Jacobs, Chapter 1: The Evolution of Professional Nursing 2023)

# data[].attributes.body
Mary Seacole was a Jamaican nurse that was known for providing care to the sick in a lodging house. She wrote a letter to the British government during the Crimean War in an attempt to join forces with Florence Nightingale to provide care during the war. She was denied her request solely because she was black. Mary had much knowledge and wisdom to share with other nurses through her experiences serving as a nurse in various parts of the world.

(Jacobs, Chapter 1: The Evolution of Professional Nursing 2023)

# data[].attributes.body
This image of the Renaissance time period reflects on a time where there were greta medical advances of their time, although nursing as a whole was not at the forefront of healthcare. Tasks that nurses would later be carrying out were typically carried out women that were associated with religious groups. Care was mostly provided by those with little education to do so and typically provided care within the homes of the ill.

(Jacobs, Chapter 1: The Evolution of Professional Nursing 2023)

# data[].attributes.headline
Nursing in the Last 10 Years: COVID-19 2020

# data[].attributes.subject
Nursing in the Last 10 Years: COVID-19 2020

# data[].attributes.body
This image shows medical staff in PPE/ N95 masks. COVID-19 changed the way we all live our lives and changed nursing forever. Nurses feared taking an illness home to their families and spreading it to their patients. They had to advocate for themselves and their patients differently than ever before.

# data[].attributes.headline
2023 Times Magazine: Solving the U.S. Nursing Shortage

# data[].attributes.subject
2023 Times Magazine: Solving the U.S. Nursing Shortage

# data[].attributes.body
Times Magazine discusses the nursing shortage and what they think will solve it. They recognize the profession's importance and how nurses old enough to retire have never known adequate staffing levels. They urge the government to allow nurses from other countries to come on work visas in order to combat the dire need for more nurses.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Solving the U.S. Nursing Shortage Crisis Through Immigration

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Column: Two former U.S. Secretaries of Health argue that to address the nursing shortage crisis, we need to fix immigration.

# data[].attributes.headline
2023 CNN: "A Crisis in Nursing is Upon us"

# data[].attributes.subject
2023 CNN: "A Crisis in Nursing is Upon us"

# data[].attributes.body
CNN interviews a 45 year veteran Emergency Department registered nurse who states that you will soon not be able to run across a nurse that has been in this profession long term. They also state that is it troubling to see the career dissatisfaction in younger nurses, causing concern for the number of nurses to decrease over time.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
‘A crisis in nursing is upon us,’ nursing survey shows, even after the pandemic | CNN

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
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.

# data[].attributes.attachment_caption
Nursing is often seen as the caring profession, that those who partake in this career field do it to take care of others. Although true, basing the importance of nursing off of our compassion often takes away from the nurse as a person. Nurses are highly skilled and educated professionals that should be treated as such. We are people with thoughts, feelings, emotions, and families to feed. If we are not seen as people who deserve to be treated as humans and not just caregivers, we will become burnout and not last in this profession. Adequate pay, staffing, and treatment will lead to longevity in this career field. Nursing has come a long way from the beginning of this timeline and I'm proud of those that came before me. There is much room for the field to continue to advance in order to grow as professionals.