Cultura de los Cuidados (Jun 2012)
La enfermería y la reforma psiquiátrico-penitenciaria
Abstract
The origins of nursing professional practice are closely related to the reform process that took place during the historical period of Illustration. The culture of nursing care has traditionally had a remarkable presence in penitentiary and psychiatric areas. The historical shaping of both institutions - mental hospitals and prisons - has occurred simultaneously. For this reason, the most relevant historical facts of the so-called "humanity establishments" are described in this article. This term was used in the late XVIII c. To designate mental institutions and prisons. The most outstanding figures of moderns professional nursing were present then. The specialization of establishments along with own professional moulding were demanded by time. During the XIX century, work and duties within penitentiary and psychiatric establishments acquired their own identity, and so did the nursing profession.
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