Pioneers in nursing رواد في التمريض
Nursing is an
integral part of the health care system and encompasses the promotion of health,
prevention of illness, and care of physically and mentally ill, disabled people
of all ages in all health care and other community settings.
This article is about pioneers in nursing who made life changes and affected the lives of others in the community. All respect and blessings they got because they changed the world toward good health and wellbeing.
1- Pioneer nurse in Islam:
When it comes to Islam, Rufaidah bint Sa'ad Al-Islamia, who resided in Al Madeena and was born in 620 (est. ), is the first professional nurse in Islamic history. She was one of the first to join Islam in Medina. Rufaidah obtained her instruction, expertise, and education from her father, who she helped regularly. She led a group of volunteer nurses to the battlefield when Muhammed's early followers were fighting, to heal, manage, and care for the injured and dying Muslims. Following the fight, Prophet Muhammed established a tent outside a nearby mosque to heal the sick and teach more Muslim women and girls to nurses. She is defined as a lady who possesses the traits of an ideal nurse, including empathy, composure, and leadership. She is reported to have educated the public about health and advocated for preventative care.
2- pioneer nurse in western countries:
Professional nursing began in the mid-nineteenth century, when Florance Nitengale, the educated daughter of rich British parents, decided to become a nurse. Her efforts impacted people's perceptions of nursing. Nightingale believed that educated women could enhance the care of sick patients by utilizing scientific instruction about healthy lifestyles.
During the conflict in 1854, she got the opportunity to put her convictions to the test. The British authorities requested that she transport a small group of nurses to the Scutari hospital. Within days of their arrival, she and her nurses had rearranged the hospital according to science, scrubbing the walls for sanitation, opening the windows for air, preparing and serving nutritious meals, and effectively administering medications and treatments. Within weeks, death rates dropped, and infectious diseases no longer afflicted soldiers. Within months, the "Lady with the Lamp," who made nocturnal rounds consoling the sick and wounded, had gained a grateful public's attention. By the end of the nineteenth century, the whole Western world agreed on the value of educated nurses.
Following her convictions, hospitals launched nurse training courses. In exchange for lectures and clinical training, students supplied the hospital with two or three years of free skilled nursing service.
2- 3- Pioneer nurse in the United Arab Emirates:
Salma Alsharhan (bless her), known
as (mama Salma), was the first nurse in the UAE. She did many things in her
life to build up this career. She supported people to reduce their pain; she
went to patients' homes to help them and at the same time spread the correct
ideas about nursing. Her life (bless her) was difficult, but she worked hard to
improve the status of nursing in society.
Mama Salma (bless her) was born in
RAK on 1/6/1939. Her father worked as a pearl diver, so she spent her childhood
in UAE and Bahrain.
Mama Salma (bless her) started her
career by working as an assistant in the pharmacy in 1950. In 1955 the
pharmacist doctor recognized her work and taught her in detail how to take care
of sick people by training her to use the equipment. Later on, she worked in a
clinic for the British Council as an assistant to a British doctor. Then she
helped a British nurse (Ruth Ash) as a translator and assistant in remote areas
where the commuted donkey such as Al Heel, AL Fahleen, and Masafi. Nurse Ruth
taught mama Salma midwifery to help her in delivering women who could not come
to the hospitals. They face many difficulties due to a shortage of equipment and
lack of appropriate transportation to remote areas. Later, she joined the
first hospital in Ras Al Khaimah – Al Nakheel Hospital – which was established
by the British Council in 1961. Salma won the hearts of hundreds of people with
her charming smile and her exemplary patience that gave her the ability to ease
the psychological suffering of the majority of patients that she took care of.
Salma Al Sarhan deserves the Hamdan bin Rashid
award for individuals working in the field of medicine & health for her
contribution in general & nursing in particular and for her commendable
contribution to the country as an emirate nurse for about five decades.
Salma AL Sharhan ( bless her ) died
at age of 80 in Obaid Allah hospital in RAK. H.H Shaik Mohammed Bin Rashid AL
Maktoum offered condolences to all of Al Sharhan's family for their loss because she
is the first nurse in the UAE. She gave all her power to improve, motivate and
build up our UAE society. All nurses who
are working in the UAE must be like her and her vision of the future of the
country. Thanks, mama Salma for all that you gave to us. Bless her, and may
Allah make her abode in his spacious garden.
conclusion:
these pioneers in the nursing program were examples of support and hard work to be nursing like this nowadays and thanking them for what they did in their lives to support nursing fields in many aspects of life.
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