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 14 Most Interesting Facts About Nursing

You may know a lot about nursing if you are a nurse, a nursing student, or someone who wants to be a nurse. You may already be aware that nursing, for example, is one of the most important professions in the world today, combining scientific thinking with a compassionate heart. However, if you are like many people, you may be unaware of some of the more interesting facts about nurses and the nursing profession.

14 Fascinating Facts About Nurses and the Nursing Profession

1. Nursing is regarded as the most truthful and ethical profession in the United States.

Every year, Gallup polls U.S. adults about the honesty and ethics of various professions, and for the 18th year in a row, Americans rate nurses as the most honest and ethical. Nurses beat out many other honest and ethical professionals for the top spot, including engineers, doctors, pharmacists, police officers, psychiatrists, and even clergy.

2. Nurses can practice medicine.

That is correct! Nurses can pursue a Doctorate of Philosophy in Nursing (Ph.D.), which is a research-focused doctorate, or a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP), which is the highest available nursing degree.

3. In 250 BCE, India established the first known nursing school.

At the time, only male students could attend nursing school.

4. Florence Nightingale introduced sanitation practices to nursing and was instrumental in the development of the iconic nursing cap.

Florence Nightingale was a key figure in the development of many of the hygiene and sanitation practices that are now used in modern nursing. The nurse's uniform, particularly the cap, was influenced by "The Lady with the Lamp." For centuries, nuns who cared for the sick wore head coverings and veils. Nightingale's caps sat on top of the nurses' heads to keep their hair back; different styles of caps could denote the nurse's seniority.

Most nurses no longer wear the cap due to the risk of bacterial contamination, which is ironic given that Florence Nightingale was a proponent of both hygiene and the nurse's cap.

5. Linda Richards was the first person in the United States to receive a nursing diploma.

Linda Richards was the first person in the United States to receive a nursing degree. She enrolled in the New England Hospital for Women and Children's new nursing program and graduated as the program's first graduate in 1873.

6.... she also created written patient records

Following graduation, Richards accepted a position at New York's Bellevue Hospital Training School, where she observed nurses primarily working as maids, cleaning and doing laundry in addition to providing nursing care to patients. She also noticed that doctor and nurse reports were almost always verbal, which frequently led to misunderstandings. In 1874, Richards was appointed superintendent of the training school at Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital, where he oversaw changes that relieved nurses of custodial duties and integrated written records into standard nursing care.

7. The first African American nurse was Mary Eliza Mahoney.

Mary Eliza Mahoney, born in 1845 to freed slaves, enrolled in the New England Hospital for Women and Children's nursing school in 1878. Only four of the 42 students who started the program that year graduated – Mary Eliza Mahoney was one of them.

8. During a 12-hour shift, nurses walk an average of 4 to 5 miles.

According to a recent study, nurses walk 4 to 5 miles in a 12-hour shift. In comparison, the average American adult walks 2.5 to 3 miles in an 18-hour day.

9. Lucretia Lester was a well-known midwife.

Between 1745 and 1779, Lucretia Lester is said to have delivered 1300 babies.

10. There are millions of well-paying nursing jobs available in the United States.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there are 3,059,800 nurse jobs in the United States, and the occupation is growing much faster than other professions. The median hourly wage is $35.24, which equates to $73,300 per year.

11. Nurses are not always employed in hospitals.

While hospitals employ approximately 60% of nurses, others work in ambulatory healthcare settings such as doctor's offices and outpatient care centers, as well as nursing homes and residential care communities, government agencies, and educational institutions.

Walt Whitman worked as a nurse.

During the Civil War, the famous poet and essayist volunteered as a nurse. Some of his works, such as "The Wound Dresser" and "Memoranda During the War," are inspired by his experiences as a battlefield nurse.

13. Working as a nurse is extremely rewarding.

According to Medscape's 2018 Nurse Career Satisfaction Report, the majority of nurses were pleased with their jobs. This survey of 10,284 nurses included RNs, nurse practitioners (NPs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), clinical nurse specialists, nurse midwives, and certified nurse anesthetists.

RNs, NPs, and LPNs reported 98 percent job satisfaction, while other nurses reported 94 to 96 percent job satisfaction.

14. 2020 is the Year of the Nurse and Midwife.

In recognition of the critical role nurses and nurse-midwives play in providing health care, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated 2020 as the “Year of the Nurse and Midwife.” The WHO also stated that nurses are frequently the first and only point of care in a community, and that they frequently work under difficult conditions. Of course, given the COVID-19 pandemic and other events this year, the organization could not have predicted how important nurses would be in 2020.

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