Early Beliefs

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Early Beliefs, Practices and Care of the sick •

Early Filipinos subscribed to superstitious belief and practices in relation to health and sickness



Diseases, their causes and treatment were associated with mysticism and superstitions



Cause of disease was caused by another person (an enemy of witch) or evil spirits



Persons suffering from diseases without any identified cause were believed bewitched by “mangkukulam”



Difficult childbirth were attributed to “nonos”



Evil spirits could be driven away by persons with powers to expel demons



Belief in special Gods of healing: priest-physician, word doctors, herbolarios/herb doctors

Early Hospitals during the Spanish Regime – religious orders exerted efforts to care for the sick by building hospitals in different parts of the Philippines: Hospital Real de Manila San Juan de Dios Hospital San Lazaro Hospital Hospital de Aguas Santas Hospital de Indios Prominent personages involved during the Philippine Revolution

1. Josephine Bracken – wife of Jose Rizal installed a field hospital in an estate in Tejeros that provided nursing care to the wounded night and day.

2. Rose Sevilla de Alvaro – converted their house into quanters for Filipino soldiers during the Phil-American War in 1899.

3. Hilaria de Aguinaldo –wife of Emlio Aginaldo organized the Filipino Red Cross. 4. Melchora Aquino – (Tandang Sora) nursed the wounded Filipino soldiers, gave them shelter and food.

5. Captain Salomen – a revolutionary leader in Nueva Ecija provided nursing care to the wounded when not in combat.

6. Agueda Kahabagan – revolutionary leader in Laguna also provided nursing services to her troops.

7. Trinidad Tecson (Ina ng Biak na Bato) – stayed in the hospital at Biac na Bato to care for the wounded soldiers.

School Of Nursing

1. St. Paul’s Hospital School of Nursing, Intramuros Manila – 1900 2. Iloilo Mission Hospital Training School of Nursing – 1906 1909 – distinction of graduating the 1st trained nurses in the Phils. With no standard requirements for admission of applicants except their “willingness to work” April 1946 – a board exam was held outside of Manila. It was held in the Iloilo Mission Hospital thru the request of Ms. Loreto Tupas, principal of the school.

1. St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing – 1907;opened after four years as a dispensary clinic.

1. Mary Johnston Hospital School of Nursing – 1907

2. Philippines General Hospital school of Nursing – 1910 College of Nursing

1. UST College of Nursing – 1st College of Nursing in the Phils: 1877 2. MCU College of Nursing – June 1947 (1st College who offered BSN – 4 year program) 3. UP College of Nursing – June 1948 4. FEU Institute of Nursing – June 1955 5. UE College of Nursing – Oct 1958 1909 3 female graduated as “qualified medical-surgical nurses” 1919 The 1st Nurses Law (Act#2808) was enacted regulating the practice of the nursing profession in the Philippines Islands. It also provided the holding of exam for the practice of nursing on the 2nd Monday of June and December of each year. 1920 1st board examination for nurses was conducted by the Board of Examiners, 93 candidates took the exam, 68 passed with the highest rating of 93.5%-Anna Dahlgren theoretical exam was held at the UP Amphitheater of the College of Medicine and Surgery. Practical exam at the PGH Library. 1921 Filipino Nurses Association was established (now PNA) as the National Organization Of Filipino Nurses PNA: 1st President – Rosario Delgado Founder – Anastacia Giron-Tupas 1953 Republic Act 877, known as the “Nursing Practice Law” was approved.

Intuitive Nursing •

From Prehistoric times up to the early Christian Era



Untaught and Instinctive



Nursing performed out of compassion



Nursing belonged to women

• Apprentice Nursing •

From the founding of the Religious orders in the 11th century up to 1836 with the establishment of the Kaiserwerth Institute for training of Deaconesses



Period of “on-the-job training”



Nursing performed without any formal education and by people who were directed by more experienced nurses



Important personalities in this period: ○ St. Clare-gave nursing care to the sick and the afflicted



St. Elizabeth of Hungary- Patrones of nurses

○ St. Catherine of Siena- First lady with a lamp •

Dark period of Nursing



From the 17th century up to 19th century



Nursing became the work of the least desirable of women

Educated Nursing •

Began on June 15, 1860 when Florence Nightingale School of nursing opened St. Thomas Hospital in London



Development of nursing was strongly influenced by trends resulting from wars, from an arousal of social consciousness, from the increased educational opportunities offered to women

Contemporary Nursing •

Covers the period after the world war II to the present



Marked by scientific and technological developments as well as social changes

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