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Start Of Nursing In Turkey And Samples From Itsdevelopment In The Last Thirty Years
Zuhal ÖZAYDIN*
*Dept. of Medical History and Ethics, University of Istanbul Medical School of Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul, TURKEY
Nursing education in Turkey flourished with the intense efforts of the Ottoman Red Crescent Organization to meet the high demand for nurses during the War of Tripoli (1911) and Balkan War (1912).Persistent and strong efforts of the women's wing of the Ottoman Red Crescent Organization, almost all members of which spouses of high level state administrators, and those of the doctors who believed in the importance of nursing have been influential in the popular introduction of the profession and the start of its education.These first nurses who treated the wounded in the battle fields and hospitals during World War I gained much success in their profession.Having its education placed in the universities and with its academics, nursing profession has shown great developments in Turkey. Turkish nurses who lay role in the national health programs also continue their works at the international level.Keywords: Turkish nursing, NursingTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Ethics 2002, 10:258-262
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