History Of Nursing In The Philippines PDF

NURSING IN THE PHILIPPINES Early beliefs and practices=diseases and their causes and treatment were shrouded with mysticism & superstitions. 1. Believed that the cause of diseases are: another person, an enemy or witch; an evil spirit. 2. Believed that an...

NURSING IN THE PHILIPPINES Early beliefs and practices=diseases and their causes and treatment were shrouded with mysticism & superstitions. 1. Believed that the cause of diseases are: another person, an enemy or witch; an evil spirit. 2. Believed that an evil spirits could be driven away by persons with power to expel demons. 3. Believed in special gods of healing, with the priest-physician or “word doctors” as intermediary. If the healers used leaves or roots, they were called herb doctors or “herbolarios”. Early Care of the Sick = Early Filipinos subscribed to superstitious beliefs and practices in relation to health and sickness Herbmen were called “herbicheros” meaning one who practiced witchcraft. =Persons suffering from diseases without any identified cause were believed that they were bewitched by the “mangkukulam”or “mangangaway”. =Difficult childbirth and some diseases (called “pamao”) were attributed to “nonos”. Midwives who were assisted in childbirth were called “mabuting hilot”. =If the birth became difficult, it was believed that witches caused the difficulties and to their influence, gunpowder was exploded from a bamboo cane to the head of the sufferer. Health Care During the Spanish Regime >Hospital Real de Manila(1577) - cared for Spanish King’s soldiers. >San Lazaro Hospital (1578) - Leprosy >Hospital de Indios(1586) - general health services >Hospital de Aguas Santas(1590) >San Juan de Dios Hospital(1596)-general health services HOSPITALS AND SCHOOL OF NURSING 1.Iloilo Mission Hospital School of Nursing(Iloilo City,1906) ran by the Baptist Foreign Mission Society of America Miss Rose Nicolet-1st superintendent  *First graduate nurses of the Philippines graduated in IMH School of Nursing in 1909: Nicasia Cada, Felipa Gumabong, and Dorotea Caldito. *Miss Flora Ernst- took charged of the school in1942 *1944-22 nurses graduated from IMH 2.St. Paul’s Hospital School of Nursing(Manila,1907) 3.Phil.General Hospital School of Nursing (1907) 4.St.Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing(Quezon City,1907) OTHER HOSPITALS AND SCHOOLS OF NURSING St. Paul’s School of Nursing,Iloilo City THE FIRST COLLEGES OF NURSING IN THE PHILIPPINES 1.University of Santo Tomas College of Nursing(1946) 2.University of the Philippines College of Nursing(1948) 3.Manila Central University College of Nursing(1947) NURSING LEADERS IN THE PHILIPPINES > Anastacia Giron-Tupas *First Filipino Nurse – Chief Nurse and Superintendent *Founder of the Phil. Nurses Association Cesaria Tan *First Filipino – Master’s Degree in Nursing Abroad >Socoro Sirilan *Pioneered in Hospital Social Service in San Lazaro Hospital where she was the Chief Nurse >Rosa Militar *Pioneer in School Health Education >Sor Ricarda Mendoza *Pioneer in Nursing Education Socorro Diaz  *First Editor of PNA Magazine “The Message” >Conchita Ruiz-first full-time editor of newly named PNA magazine “The Filipino Nurse” Loreto Tupaz- *Dean of Philippine Nursing *Florence Nightingale of Iloilo HEALTH AND NURSING ORGANIZATIONS >Colegio de Santa Isabel(Naga City)-took care of poor girls >Gota de Leche(Manila,1907)-milk station. Its objective was to promote health in infants through proper feeding. >Liga Nacional Filipiniana para la protection de la Primera Infancia- worked for the passage of child welfare legislations. NURSING IN THE 1900’S >1903 – a committee of three was created to draft a bill for the establishment of schools of Nursing. >1906 – at Union Mission Hospital (1901) now Iloilo Mission Hospital, four women started training in nursing. >1907 – Nineteen students were admitted to a preliminary course in nursing at the Philippine Normal School. 1910 – Article No. 1975 reorganized the school under the Bureau of Health. The school continued as one of the activities of the newly opened Philippine General Hospital and became known as the Philippine General Hospital School of Nursing. >1915 – Act. No. 2468 authorized the granting of the titles of Graduates in Nursing of PGH School of Nursing. >1919 – Act. No. 2808 Nurses Law. 1920 – The first board examination for nurses 1922-The Philippine Health Service together with the PGH opened a post graduate course leading to a certificate in public health nursing. *The Filipino Nurses Association was established and now known as Philippine Nurses Association (PNA). 1924 – A standard curriculum for schools of nursing was established by the PNA.  >1940 – The first edition of the handbook for Public Health Nurses and Midwives was published by the section of Public Health Nursing Supervision, Bureau of Health and Public Welfare. >1947 – The IMH School of Nursing was transferred to Central Philippine College. 1948 – The UP College of Nursing was established. 1953-The creation of 81 Rural Health Units. *Republic Act 877 known as the Nursing Practice Law was approved. >1955 – The UP College of Nursing offered a Master of Arts in Nursing degree program to prepare BSN holders of demonstrated competence and scholarship for senior positions in nursing and to encourage nursing research 1968 – A movement towards accreditation of schools of Nursing in the Philippines was initiated. >1973 – M.A.N. offered at CPU. >1978 – CPU College of Nursing was accredited. >1990 – Republic Act 7164, the Nursing Law created a provision that only those who belong to upper 40% of the High School Graduating Class could enroll in Nursing. 1998 – CHED Memo No. 27, s. 1998 approving the curriculum for the common 2-year Associate in health Science Education (AHSE) as a preparatory for professional health courses in the Phil. >2002 – Republic Act 9173, Nursing Act of 2002 deleted the upper 40%.