2023-05-12 23:00:33
- Every May 12 marks the National and International Day of Nursing Personnel.
- This date was chosen to coincide with the birth of the Italian Florence Nightingale, who is considered the creator of the first conceptual model of patient care.
- In 1907 the Nursing School of the General Hospital of Mexico was inaugurated and three years later what is considered the first Mexican nurse in history graduated.
History is basic and necessary in all areas and includes health. Not only should you know everything you need to provide care to patients, but also the names of the most important people within the union. With this in mind, Do you know who is considered the first professional Mexican nurse?
Although it is a large and established guild today, it never really was. Until not long ago it was believed that women should only focus on housework. Their only function was to have children and serve their husbands. In no way could they study a university degree because that was exclusively for men.
The precursors of nursing in Mexico
This mentality has been transformed over the years, although a gradual change has been required. Within the field of nursing, especially during the battles and the War of Independence, there were women and men who helped care for sick people, but they did everything empirically. They had a lot of desire but not the knowledge.
Everything changed with an event of great importance. On February 9, 1907, the Nursing School of the General Hospital of Mexico was inaugurated. The impact is that it is the first professional university of its kind.
Do you know the name of the first Mexican nurse in history?
Within the first generation of the school was hermelinda garcia, who three years later obtained his diploma. Thus, according to the official document, on February 28, 1910, she became the first professional Mexican nurse in history.
Her name is very important because she was responsible for paving the way for other women who hoped to study nursing professionally.
It should also be remembered along with people like Matilde Montoya Lafraga. In 1887 she was declared a professional of Surgery and Obstetrics by the Faculty of Medicine of Mexico. With this she became the first female doctor in the history of our country.
National and International Day of Nursing Personnel
Since 1965 the international nursing day It is celebrated every May 12 around the world, which in addition to honoring this guild, pays tribute to the Italian Florence Nightingale. Born on this date but in 1820, she is considered a precursor of contemporary professional nursing and creator of the first conceptual model of patient care.
Florence defined nursing as the responsibility to watch over the health of others and a profession fundamentally based on the cultivation of the best moral qualities.
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Thank you for your vocation, commitment and contribution to the health sector, as well as your daily commitment to patients.
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Patient care is the essence of the nursing profession, a very old discipline that can be defined as an activity that requires personal and professional value, which sometimes goes beyond its functions. It was during the COVID-19 pandemic that her work and support in the health services highlighted her important work to protect and save lives.
The nursing staff is made up of beings who provide comfort, care, comfort, light up the days of several patients, hold out a hand when they need it and even dry some tears, offer words of encouragement and sometimes establish a bond of empathy, with the patient and family. For this reason, this day recognizes all the nurses in Mexico and the world who carry out this commendable work in favor of all humanity.
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