Evolution Of Health Care In Canada

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Shaping the Generational Future of Healthcare in Canada. Makayla Sam University of Ottawa NSG 4101 History of Canadian Nursing Professor Megan Manning RN, MSc April 13, 2023 Evolution and Expansion in Canadian Healthcare In Kathryn McPherson’s work “Bedside Matters,” she portrays 5 generations of nurses, dating until 1990. These generational differences provide groundwork that helps us comprehend how nursing has changed in Canada. However, as we are in 2024, it becomes important to reassess whether the 5 generations adequately capture the scope of nursing. The first generations of nurses were the backbone of nursing, and they were introduced into hospitals leading to the replacement of untrained caregivers. The following generation, from …show more content…

One of the significant changes was the integration of nurse practitioners into the healthcare system. Nurse practitioners date back to 1967, when the first education program was developed at Dalhousie (Dicenso et al., 2007). While it was introduced during the fourth generation of nursing, it was not until 2006 that nurse practitioners began to gain recognition within the healthcare field (Dicenso et al., 2007). Nurse practitioners are registered nurses who are licensed to provide a variety of health care services, such as diagnosis and treatment of common ailments, issuance of prescriptions, and ordering diagnostic tests. This increase in nursing roles represents a change in a patient-centered approach to healthcare delivery. Furthermore, this period needs to be recognized as a new generation as the integration of nurse practitioners demonstrated a shift towards interdisciplinary care and a focus on preventative care and health promotion. Historically, nursing was centered around the treatment of illness. (McDonald, 2002). The 'Madison'. In contrast to the past, modern nursing places emphasis on preventive care and health promotion. For example, nurses address risk factors before they rush into the injury. In doing so, they educate patients about healthy lifestyle choices, promote early intervention and more. During the third generation of nursing, there was partial incorporation of health promotion through the adoption of aseptic technique. McPherson states “First nursing practice in this era must be defined and described as scientific in that it was based on practical application of the germ theory of disease” (McPherson, pg. 86 2002). However, this approach to health promotion was limited in scope and centered around infection control. One can see that health promotion during this era was

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