When we talk about nursing in the present time we have to consider its history in order to understand how to move forward in the future of nursing. Florence Nightingale is the pioneer of the struggle of nurses to gain its recognition in the health care field. She recognized early on the importance of providing proper training and education to people aspiring to become nurses. Historically the nursing field has been filled with women withought the requisite training, knowledge and experience. As a result of this, women could not advance to higher positions comparable to their male counterpart. Men were encouraged to pursue higher education and become medical doctors; and therefore women were looked down upon as tools of providing assistance
