Dorothea Dix

According to the Community College of Rhode Island there are four main expectations of an educated person, those include, effective communication, critical thinking, quantitative mathematical, and scientific reasoning, and social interaction. I believe that through various group discussions and interactions and class assignments like journal entries, research papers, readings, and presentations I have become proficient in all four aspects. Group discussions have helped me socially interact…

Ways of Knowing All professions endeavor to develop a body of knowledge that guides and defines their particular profession, nursing as a profession is no exception. Florence Nightingale is seen as the founder of modern nursing, in that she developed high standards for the care of her patients, including their environment. Nightingale initiated formal education for nurses and advocated for social reform. Knowledge in nursing may have changed over time; Nevertheless, the central tenets and…