Santayana's Axiom: The South Dakota State Medical Association and Medical Practice Legislation in 1929 and 2017.

In 1928 members of the South Dakota State Medical Association (SDSMA or the Association) held a special meeting in Huron to consider a basic science bill that conformed "…in its entirety to the conditions existing in our state." Their draft bill proposed a standardized examination for all practitioners of the healing arts. A legislative committee, with its attorney, "…was in Pierre during the early part of the 1929 legislative session to make sure the bill was properly launched and in effective channels." Shortly after its introduction, the bill was withdrawn due to opposition from one SDSMA district whose legislative representatives were among the most influential in the legislature. A similar bill promoted by the SDSMA in 1933 also failed. It would be another six years before a basic science bill was enacted by the legislature. Eighty-nine years later, a bill governing the practice of certified nurse practitioners (NP) and certified nurse midwives (NM), including a board independent of the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners, was considered (Senate Bill 61). Introduced by a senator who characterized herself as representing the "House of Nursing," the bill challenged "…the overarching role that medicine thinks and perceives that they may have regarding advanced practice nursing practice." SB 61 passed in the senate and house and was signed by the governor. For this legislation in the 1930s and in 2017, the SDSMA's interest was defining and maintaining control of medical practice under the twin rubrics of quality and patient welfare. In both circumstances, legislators and other health care professional organizations contested not only the SDSMA's motivations, but also the evidence supporting their efforts. Our research explored (1) whether the collective viewpoints and conduct of the legislature, the SDSMA, and non-physician medical professionals are comparable in the two circumstances; and (2) if the circumstances are comparable, can we derive a useful concept or theme that could help guide the SDSMA in the future?

Simulation with synergy and community energy.

Neonatal nurse practitioners (NNPs) have a crucial role in the management and care of critically ill newborns and infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. Their role responsibilities range from daily management of care, oversight of unit and bedside education, execution of advanced procedures, and attendance at high-risk deliveries. During their educational program, there is a mix of didactic and clinical training. To ensure that their graduates are able to competently care for neonatal patients in the ever-advancing neonatal world, the NNP program at the University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston (UTMB), has implemented simulation-based training into every clinical course. This article describes the history of simulation in the NNP program at UTMB, discusses the current use of simulation at UTMB, explores the synergistic use of undergraduate students in simulations at UTMB, and details the use of professional volunteers from the local medical community to execute the simulations and debriefing process.

Exploring advanced nursing practice: past, present and future.

This article examines the nature of advanced nursing practice. It identifies confusion around the terms of advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs), nurse practitioners and specialist nurses, and identifies what advanced practice is. The history of how ANPs evolved is discussed from its haphazard development to a more organised approach. Current advanced practice is identified, along with NHS plans for nurse development. Law, ethics and professional accountability are examined in relation to the additional responsibility ANPs have. Finally, the author's role as an ANP is considered within the context of primary care and NHS reforms.

Yvonne Lara: enfermeira brasileira / Yvonne Lara: Brazilian nurse / Yvonne Lara: enfermera brasileña

Objetivo: apresentar a trajetória de Yvonne da Silva Lara na enfermagem brasileira. Método: método histórico com base documental na perspectiva da microanálise com ênfase em biografia. Os dados coletados dos documentos pessoais e institucionais foram triangulados com a literatura de aderência e organizados nos eixos: dados pessoais, processo de formação na enfermagem e trajetória profissional. Resultados: a análise desses dados esclareceu a divergência no ano de nascimento da biografada e a revelou como enfermeira de formação com especialização, diversidade de conhecimentos e significativa vivência prática. Conclusão: o legado deixado foi ter articulado seus saberes e ideais em prol do ethos do cuidado ao ser humano(AU)

Objective: to present the trajectory of Yvonne da Silva Lara in Brazilian nursing. Method: historical method based on documents from the perspective of microanalysis with an emphasis on biography. Data collected from personal and institutional documents were triangulated with the adherence literature and organized into axes: personal data, nursing education process and professional trajectory. Results: the analysis of these data clarified the divergence in the biographed woman's year of birth and revealed her as a trained nurse with specialization, with a diversity of knowledge and significant practical experience. Conclusion: the legacy she left was having articulated her knowledge and ideals in favor of the ethos of caring for human beings(AU)

Objetivo: presentar la trayectoria de Yvonne da Silva Lara en la enfermería brasileña. Método: método histórico basado en documentos desde la perspectiva del microanálisis con énfasis en la biografía. Los datos recolectados de los documentos personales e institucionales fueron triangulados con la literatura de adherencia y organizados en los ejes: datos personales, proceso de formación de enfermería y trayectoria profesional. Resultados: El análisis de estos datos aclaró la divergencia en el año de nacimiento de la biografiada y la reveló como siendo una enfermera de formación con especialización, con diversidad de saberes y significativa experiencia práctica. Conclusión: El legado que dejó fue haber articulado sus saberes e ideales a favor del ethos del cuidado del ser humano(AU)

[Care and well-being: female healthcare work in response to the "social question" (1857-1936)]. / Cuidados y bienestar: el trabajo sanitarlo femenino en respuesta a la "cuestión social" (1857-1936).

The healthcare practises performed of midwives, nurses and nurse practitioners in Spain from 1857 to 1936 is analysed. This work deals with micro-history from a feminist perspective, focusing on the identity of these female collectives in the province of Almeria. Both their androcentric discourse and social attitudes towards them are taken into account in an analysis of the way they carried out their duties in comparison with the behaviour of other carers in other regions of Spain. The different types of care provided by them to smooth the "social question" can be established by studying the extent to which matrons, nurses and nurse practitioners contributed to citizens' health and social welfare at that time.

THE NP: Celebrating 50 Years.

A timeline from the Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing shows how the NP role evolved.