Bridget Angus

English 1010
My research question:

Changes in the Nursing Profession from 1970-current

Source 1

Source 2

Nursing world AMA

Nursing Education:
Past Present and
Future.

Source 3

Source 4

Source 5

Bureau of Labor

USA today

Nursing world, Bureau of Labor

Sallery.com

Nursing World AMA

Main Idea 1
Brief History of
Nursing
Profession

Main Idea 2
Nursing routines in
the
1970(Grandmother
s Start of the
profession)

Main Idea 3
Nursing Profession
in 2001(My Degree
of Choice after High
School)

The nursing Routines have not

changed just the areas where it is
practiced.

In this article they explain in detail

of what the job is requiring you to
do in the current year. It has 5
different thing a Nurse must do
while with a Patient and after
seeing them. The First is
Assessment this is a Hands on
assessment as well as a mental
assessment. The second is
Diagnosis nurses use this along
with the assessment and help the
Doctor to see what is going on with
the patient. The third is
Outcome/Plan using what was
learned in the assessment and
diagnosis the nurse will then set an
outcome and plan of action for the
patient. The fourth is
Implementation this is when the
Care plan is enforced. The last
thing is Evaluation after the care

Nursing was a
considered Diploma
nursing or Hospital
Nursing
Nurses completed a 2
year Associates
Degree in nursing like
today, and even went
on to do 3years or
more for masters
degree.

This gives a more accurate

account of the percentage of
women in the field in 1975,
the total percentage was
97%.

2% of nurses were male.

Registered Nurse in a hospital, nursing home or duri

war.

91% of women are

nurses today

Adapted from NC State University Writing and Speaking Tutorial Service, Writing A Literature Review and
Using a Synthesis Matrix. 2006. Retrieved June 26, 2013 from http://www.ncsu.edu/tutorial_center/writespeak/download/Synthesis.pdf

plan is implemented you must

evaluate and possibly adjust the
care plan as needed.
Main Idea 4
Nursing routines in
2016(my start of
schooling)

Along with the

necessary general
education classes
a person wishing
to become a
nurse must
complete either a
2 year ADN, a 4
year BS/BSN or
even a Graduate
Degree with a
MSN, PhD or DNP.
They must also
pass a licensure
Examination
called the NCLEX.

41% of nurses are

male today in nursing.

Surgical Nurse I have been fascinated

the option of working in a surgical field
would take the opportunity to learn mo
about it. Even though I love live in her
Utah I would like to explore options ou
the pay is better.

Nurse Anastasia This is a very lucrativ

option for a career. That being said it i
competitive and having mostly having
in this field it would be harder as a wom
get in.

Nurse Practitioner I would love to work

clinic as a provider, the best part of wo
for a clinic is that there is no weekend
holidays as opposed to working in a ho
I work for a geriatric clinic I love the pa
I work with and would defiantly consid
taking on a position there as a Nurse
Practitioner.

Main Idea 5

Adapted from NC State University Writing and Speaking Tutorial Service, Writing A Literature Review and
Using a Synthesis Matrix. 2006. Retrieved June 26, 2013 from http://www.ncsu.edu/tutorial_center/writespeak/download/Synthesis.pdf