The discovery of ether and its impact on nurse anesthesia

RUNNING HEAD : Ether and Nurse Anesthesia

The Discovery of Ether and its Impact on Nurse Anesthesia

Abstract The Discovery of Ether and its Impact on Nurse Anesthesia

Introduction

The discovery of ether in the field of medicine has provided tremendous positive benefits in the delivery of care . During the past , medial and surgical interventions are being done without any anesthesia present hence , the people of this time suffered the extreme pain of such interventions . The situation of health care delivery system of this time has not improved , but greatly declined

. The discovery of ether has allowed various medical interventions with consideration of the patient 's status

Nursing care at this point is greatly impaired especially in taking care of the sick since , the classical surgical methods have dealt not only physical damage due to complications but also huge emotional damage due to severe pain related to incapacitations . Since the primary concern of the public during this period is the relief of pain especially from surgical interventions , the ether has greatly revolutionized medical interventions as well as nursing care

The shall tackle the different impacts of ether discovery in the field of nursing anesthesiology . The following queries shall be answered at the end of the discussion (1 ) What are the impacts of the discovery of ether in nurse anesthetists (2 ) How did this event influenced the history (3 ) What effect does this discovery have on the future nursing profession

Impact Analysis

Nurses have been providing anesthesia care to patients since the inception of anesthesia , discovered in the United States in the mid 19th century . Surgeons realized that their reputations depended upon not only the success of the surgery but the patient 's survival of anesthesia , and they sought out the most dependable provider of anesthesia , who was often the nurses they trusted with their patient 's care . In the past the quality of care provided by the nurse anesthetists was excellent (Mezey etal , 2003

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Tracing out the history of nurse anesthetist evolution is an essential means to illustrate the impact of such discovery in the field of nursing . In the past , hospitals have suffered tremendous negative image especially in the public . During this time , hospitals are viewed as the worst place a sick person can be brought . Medical and nursing intelligence are not yet fully enhanced , and the process of knowledge development is still ongoing . There are many sick people , victims of war , and severely wounded individuals that prefer to settle down in their own homes and be taken care by their relatives , than to have their health care in the hospitals . The image of health care delivery system way back 1800s is not as positive as it may seem (Stanley Egan , 1999 br

.84 . Consequently , the rates of morbidity and mortality increased during the period of 1800s

Surgical interventions are one of the most feared health care means during this point . Since the knowledge of medicine and nursing is not yet established at this point , the care...