History of Nursing Profession
Linda Mogambi
RN, BSc, MSc.
, Global trends in nursing
1. Intuitive / pre-colonial
2. Apprentice nursing
1. Christian era / orders
2. Military orders
3. Educated nursing
4. Contemporary nursing
, Intuitive Nursing /Pre- Christian era
• Ancient practices of nursing, all over the world was
carried out in different ways in different countries.
• This was untaught nursing carried out through
instincts, and mostly carried out by women
• These practices continued to develop in response to
needs created by a changing society as a result of
people of diverse cultures being brought together by
civilization.
, Intuitive/ pre- colonial nursing
• Throughout history, general care of the sick was carried out
by women
• Care of women during pregnancy and child birth was a
hereditary family profession.
• The nurse was a domestic servant who gave instinctive care
to the sick and needy and carried out the prescribed
treatments
• Various ancient civilizations had their own unique way of
unraveling the cause of ill health, and taking care of the sick
in the society.
• There was no organized care, but this was based on
instincts
Linda Mogambi
RN, BSc, MSc.
, Global trends in nursing
1. Intuitive / pre-colonial
2. Apprentice nursing
1. Christian era / orders
2. Military orders
3. Educated nursing
4. Contemporary nursing
, Intuitive Nursing /Pre- Christian era
• Ancient practices of nursing, all over the world was
carried out in different ways in different countries.
• This was untaught nursing carried out through
instincts, and mostly carried out by women
• These practices continued to develop in response to
needs created by a changing society as a result of
people of diverse cultures being brought together by
civilization.
, Intuitive/ pre- colonial nursing
• Throughout history, general care of the sick was carried out
by women
• Care of women during pregnancy and child birth was a
hereditary family profession.
• The nurse was a domestic servant who gave instinctive care
to the sick and needy and carried out the prescribed
treatments
• Various ancient civilizations had their own unique way of
unraveling the cause of ill health, and taking care of the sick
in the society.
• There was no organized care, but this was based on
instincts
