What is History of nursing?
Nursing in ancient times seems to have developed from [[Wet nurse|wet nursing]]. Nursing was a job for women, and it still is dominated by women in the 21st century. More than 85% of American nurses are women.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bureau|first=US Census|title=Women Hold 76% of All Health Care Jobs, Gaining in Higher-Paying Occupations|url=https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2019/08/your-health-care-in-womens-hands.html|access-date=2023-03-22|website=Census.gov}}</ref> Nursing was seen as part of Christianity.<ref>Geoffrey Blainey; A Short History of Christianity; Penguin Viking; 2011.</ref> Medieval hospitals in Europe were [[Religious order|religious communitie]]<nowiki/>s, with care provided by monks and nuns. The [[Crimean War]] was important in nursing history. The English nurse [[Florence Nightingale]] started [[professional]] nursing with the her book ''Notes on Nursing''. She understood how important [[hygiene]] was. Money was collected to support her - £44,039 (worth more than £2 million today). She used it to start the first nurses training school at [[St. Thomas’ Hospital|St Thomas' Hospital.]] The first nurses trained there used to be called 'Nightingales'.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Florence Nightingale: The School for Nurses|url=http://www.countryjoe.com/nightingale/school.htm|access-date=2023-03-22|website=www.countryjoe.com}}</ref> Nurses were often expected to live in nurses homes. If they married they lost their job.<ref>{{Cite web|title=District Nurses' Homes|url=https://qniheritage.org.uk/history/district-nurses-homes/|access-date=2023-03-22|website=QNI Heritage|language=en-GB}}</ref> Nurses in [[Psychiatric hospital|psychiatric hospitals]] were mostly men, because the hospitals had mostly developed from [[prison]]<nowiki/>s. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Nursing]]