...Talk of Florence Nightingale, is falling short in words. She was a woman of passion for nursing. With all the social problems that exist in this humanity, poor children without education, nurses without vocation in this career and not to speak with so many religions today, she would have sought some solution has these problems today. Florence Nightingale was definitely an advanced woman who lived in her time caring for sick, it was hers passion; and for that she had to fight with the society , rooted to customs; also had the luck of being in the bosom of a family well placed socioeconomically, who wanted Florence should study still being women, these studies that provided a higher than other women of her time with the financial support raised...
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...Florence Nightingale gladly tended to her and eventually nursed her back to health. This act of healing proved Florence Nightingale’s medical abilities and capability to her family, but also to herself. Hospitals in the 1850’s sharply differed from the conditions and advancements of modernerized hospitals and medically related items. In the 1850’s, the hospitals were filthy and poorly ventilated, filled with nurses that were rejected women incapable of becoming kitchen maids. Florence Nightingale knew her passion was nursing since she was sixteen years old. Although, Nightingale was thirty years old when she finally decided to take action in pursuing God’s plan for her. Therefore, Miss Nightingale proceeded to collect as much information...
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...Florence Nightingale born on May 12, 1820, in Florence, Italy, the city which inspired her name. Florence Nightingale was the founder of modern nursing, she was also know as a Lady with a lamp. When she was only six years old she began to feel certain pointlessness in her life. Nightingale decided to work at the hospital during 1844. She made her private hospital in at Kaiserwerth, a german school and hospital and she should spend few months. She started the charity supported in 1853, London name Sic Gentlewomen in Distressed Circumstances. (“ Florence Nightingale,”Encyclopedia). She decided to become a nurse when she was 24 years old. She ha spent several months at Salisbury Hospital because her parents were announcing. Nightingale...
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...Florence Nightingale, the mother of nursing, is the creator of nursing theories in 1850s. Till 1950s, nursing practice was predominantly originated from social, biologic, and medical theories. Hildegard Peplau, the first lady who published nursing theory, started emphasizing on nurse-client relationship as the base of nursing practice with the publication of her book in 1952. This began a transformation in nursing. In 1950s and 1960s, it inspired many nurse theorists to deliver freethinking theoretical context for nursing education and practice. Their explanations of nursing and nursing models flourished from their personal, professional, and educational experiences sharing their opinion of ideal nursing practice. In late 1970s and early...
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...significantly over the course of history. Many have led the way, however, Florence Nightingale is considered to be one of the most famous and exemplary nursing figures. Known as a true pioneer and visionary to professors and novice nursing students alike, Florence Nightingale made countless contributions in nearly every area of nursing, from sanitation to basic human rights. The writings and teachings of Florence Nightingale continue to make a significant impression not only on students but nurses in every area from the everyday care of the community to high stress of emergency care. A vast array of subspecialties exist in nursing but regardless of the type of field, many of the recommendations of Florence Nightingale can be applied regarding present day nursing practice....
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...The Healer I will be writing about is named, Florence Nightingale. She is one of my favorite nurses from history. She was born in Florence, Italy on May 12, 1820. She was an awkward child in social situations, but her mother loved social gatherings. By the age of sixteen, she knew that nursing was her ‘divine calling’ in life. She told her parents that she wanted to do nursing, they both forbade her. And, tried to get her married off. But, she did not pursue relationships, realizing that her true passion was nursing. Eventually, at the age of 24, she left home to be a nursing student at a Germany Hospital. She was one of the few female nurses. During the 1850’s she took a job as a nurse in London. She impressed her superior so much that she got moved to be a superintendent, within a year of being hired. She also was known for helping unsanitary places become clean. But, her most known war was the Crimean War (in 1853). It was a war between the British Empire and Russian Empire. The conditions for the ill and injured soldiers were so bad that Florence got called to come gather a team and help. She did, with 34 nurses with her. After helping the place get cleaned, she would walk around at night carrying a lamp, which gave her the nickname ‘Lady with the Lamp’. She was able to...
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...become a nurse("Cassandra"). Despite the harsh childhood she endured, she did not let that stop what she thought was her calling. The Crimean War defined Florence Nightingale as the mother of nursing(“Birth of the nursing profession”). During the Crimean War, she dramatically reduced the death rates in hospitals by getting rid of the filth and establishing order("Cassandra"). After becoming famous and making herself a career, she brought nursing to the job force ("Cassandra"). Florence Nightingale inspired others to become the caregiver of the sick and injured resulting in modern day...
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...Nursing has changed significantly over the course of history. Many have led the way, however, Florence Nightingale is considered to be one of the most famous and leading nursing figures. Known as a true pioneer and visionary to professors and novice nursing students alike, Florence Nightingale made countless contributions in nearly every area of nursing, from sanitation to basic human rights. The writings and teachings of Florence nightingale continue to make a significant impression not only on students but nurses as well. Many of the recommendations of Florence Nightingale can be applied regarding present day nursing practice. One approach by Florence Nightingale that has made a significant impact on a current recommendation of nursing practice is the attention to the health and wellbeing of every aspect of an individual. For one to function in an optimal way all aspects of an individual must be cared for instead of just the...
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...Florence Nightingale (1820- 1910) championed the health care social reform movement rising in the latter half of the 19th century. She was quite analytical. Her background in statistics afforded her the ability to see the cause and effect of environmental factors and their relationship to the health of her patients. In addition to attention to these factors, more precisely, sanitation, Florence Established public health policy, medical statistics, designed hospitals, Hospital management, record keeping, and patient care practices. Each of these practices has become the foundation for our modern practices in health care. The British were involved in the Crimean War of 1854 to 1856. The Scutari medical barracks, then located in Istanbul,...
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...know about Florence Nightingale? Well, most people know that she was a famous nurse in the 1800’s. Florence Nightingale was a biologist, and she studied living things, mostly people. This essay will give you information on Florence’s childhood, education, discovery, awards, and contributions. Florence Nightingale was born on May 12, 1810 in Florence, Italy. She was a daughter of the wealthy family to William and Frances Nightingale. Also, the younger sister of Parthenope Nightingale. Her wealthy family had homes in Derbyshire, Hampshire, and in London, England. From a young age Florence wanted to tend to the ill. Back in the victorian era, nursing was not a respectable job, it was meant for the lower class women in society. They were less respected back then. The hospitals were also very dirty. They had more diseases coming out of the hospitals, than in. There were bugs crawling everywhere and rats who carried many other diseases. Florence had a gift for helping people. She loved to care for the sick people in the village. Her mother thought this was a bad idea Even though Florence loved to take care...
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...& Garofalo, M. E. (2010). Florence Nightingale and the Crimean War. American Journal of Public Health, 100(9), 1591. Study Background Problem Florence Nightingale is most remembered as the pioneer of nursing as well as the first nursing researcher. During the Crimean War in 1854, Nightingale and 38 nurses traveled to the military hospital Scutari, in Turkey, to care for the wounded soldiers. The conditions they found were horrible. Soldiers were lying in filth, there was little medications and fewer supplies. There was no ventilation and an open sewer ran beneath the hospital. Morbidity and mortality rates were a staggering 43%.(Fee & Garofalo, 2010). Significance to nursing. Nightingale's research had a great impact on the nursing profession. Her research changed the views of society as well as the military regarding the care of the soldiers. Florence focused on cleanliness, ventilation, water purity and improving sanitation, which changed the mortality rates from 43 percent to 2 percent. (Burns & Grove, 2011, p. 10-12). Purpose of Study The morbidity and mortality rate at the military hospital was the highest among all the hospitals in the region. Nightingale's mission was to figure out why the rate was so much higher in Scutari. Her focus was also on the sanitary conditions of the hospital and how it affected the mortality rate. (Fee & Garofalo, 2010). Objectives Florence had several...
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...program. The lamps history dates back to the 1850’s when Florence Nightingale used a lamp to help guide her at night while she tended to the injured and sick during the Crimean War. Florence Nightingale is the woman who molded the profession of nursing known today. Ms. Nightingale carried a lamp that looks nothing like the traditional nursing lamp, her lamp was a Turkish style lantern,(www.florence-nightingale-collections.co.uk). The lamp was made like an accordion and was made with linen cloth or paper wrapped around thin wire and held together with two metal ends, usually made of copper. A candle was used for the light. Today’s nursing lamp resembles a “genie” lamp and is mostly made from ceramic although there are ones made from other materials, such as silver. Today’s nursing lamps can be personalized or have the nursing schools insignia on it. Ms. Nightingale was given the nickname of “The Lady with the Lamp”, by the people she gave aid to during the Crimean War. The nursing lamp is considered a symbol of the care and devotion that a nurse will provide to the injured or sick during his or her nursing career. (www.nursingworld.org/functionalmenucategories/aboutana/wherewecamefrom/florence nightingale). The first nurse pinning ceremony took place in the 1860’s and at this time Florence Nightingale lit a lamp and as each nurse said a pledge, known as the Nightingale Pledge, she would light their lamp to signify their devotion...
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...Comparison and Analysis Across Theories Paper on Spirituality University of Phoenix Online Developing and Evaluating Educational Programs (NUR/588) Dr. Amy McClune 4 June 2007 Concept Comparison and Analysis Across Theories Paper on Spirituality Spirituality in nursing and medicine has been a conflicting topic because many things have occurred which cannot be explained or proven through scientific experimentation. The only plausible explanation that has been given points to a higher power or being. Florence Nightingale believed she had a calling from God to do her work in nursing not only to physically heal but spiritually heal as well. On the other hand, Dr. Larry Dossey felt medicine alone could not heal and it is the responsibility of the physician to invoke the “power of prayer” to assist with a patient’s healing process. During the mid-nineteenth century, optimism ran high in England. With the rise of empiricism, in which all knowledge is derived from experience, science blossomed and gave rise to high hopes for conquering drudgery and disease. Florence Nightingale went to Crimea and by applying good principles of sanitation, she made a major difference in the death rate of British soldiers – from 42% to 2% (Shelly & Miller, 1999). During this time Florence Nightingale observed that the common people in her day were becoming atheists and losing their basis for ethical behavior. Florence Nightingale seemed most concerned about the ethical...
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...Source 4 is an extract from The Times Newspaper published in February of 1855. It includes little information to support Florence being the main cause of the improvement of medical care, but does include information on how she supported soldiers and was seen. For example, they say that wherever there is disease, Florence nightingale is depicted as a caring nurse, on hand to help. Her ‘kindly presence’ and ‘good comfort’ sense of aura is greatly appreciated by the soldiers whilst everyone is surrounded by death and illness. The report describes her as a ‘ministering angel’, which everyone’s face softens when they see her, supporting the evidence of her helping the ill and diseased. This source does not entirely support the view that Florence Nightingale was largely the cause for improved British Soldier’s medical care. The newspaper in which the article was written for was the main paper at the time in Britain, therefore it is most likely to give a positive opinion on Florence and her work for it wanted the rest of the country to acknowledge her greatness and angel like approach. Her popularity grew in Britain, even the queen was impressed. The fact the source was written during the Crimean War could have also reassured people at home that the soldiers are being well cared for and comforted. To me, this source suggests that she was just a friendly enlightening person, it states no information whether or not she helped, she was just there to provide a hand. I can apply my own...
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...work in different departments and all have taken something from the theorist we have read and researched. This paper will show the different approaches we all take in our careers. We all have the same goals. But as individuals we take the theorist influence and mold it to our everyday tasks. Victoria Navarro, Martha Rogers Martha Rogers’s theory outlines the interaction between human and environment (Rogers 1970). With that knowledge both medical professional and patients can identify the influences that are detrimental and beneficial to the health and wellbeing of the patient. Armed with this knowledge corrections can be made. During the assessment stage of the nursing process the information obtained must be complete. The information regarding the patient’s life such as diet, home life, life style, employment and relationships are very important to assess needs of improvement. Making the patient a part of their own health process gives the patient a sense of empowerment and will bring better health outcomes. In my practice I have become more inattentive to what my patient states. As well as, encouraging my patients to be more involved in their care. The time that the patients have with us the medical professionals is short and patient needs to know what action need to be encouraged and what actions need to be discouraged. Carrie Teng, Florence Nightingale In Nightingale’s theory, Person defined as people are multidimensional, composed of...
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