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 護士的由來 The Origin of Nurses |
Doctors have helped sick and injured patients for thousands of years. They have also had assistants. Those were the first nurses. However, those nurses had very little formal training. Most of them belonged to religious institutions and were monks or nuns. Modern nursing did not begin until the nineteenth century. During that time, war began to change. Because of modern weapons, large numbers of soldiers were wounded. These men often had no one to help them get better. Women such as Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton started taking care of those injured soldiers. They were the first modern nurses. As medical knowledge improved, nurses learned as well. They became able to take care of their patients better than ever. That allowed them to nurse their patients back to good health. In fact, that is why they are called nurses: because they nurse, or take care of, their patients and help them get better.
醫生救急扶傷已有幾千年的歷史了，他們的助手即是最初的護士。然而，這些護士缺乏正式訓練，他們大多屬於宗教機構的僧侶和修女。直到19 世紀才開始出現近代護理學，在這段時期，戰爭開始改變。由於現代武器的使用，大量的士兵傷痕累累，卻沒有人可以幫助他們改善病狀。佛羅倫斯．南丁格爾和克拉拉．巴頓等女性開始照顧這些受傷的士兵，她們是最初的現代護士。 隨著醫療知識的進步，護士也學得愈多，變得比以前更擅於妥善照顧病人，讓病人得以恢復健康。事實上，這就是他們被稱為護士的原因：他們照顧、養護並幫助病人早日康復。 |
| ──────選自《12堂護理人員專業英文必修課》 |
