...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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...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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...Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 into a wealthy family (Florence, 2004). Nightingale was named the founder of modern nursing; however what many people do not know is that she was also an established statistician. According to Florence (2004), Nightingale joined the war in 1855 offering her skills as a nurse to the wounded and sick soldiers. The conditions were so terrible, it blossomed her internal passion for helping others and finding a way to make hospital conditions more suitable for nurses and patients. This paper analyzes two resources describing Nightingales contributions to statistics and how it molded the person she is remembered for. The Open University (2011) suggests that statistics are communicated by shapes and...
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...* * * * * * * Historical Development of Nursing Science Timeline Paper * Stacey Simmons * NUR/513 * February 3, 2014 Rebecca Gesler Historical Development of Nursing Science Timeline Paper The historical development of nursing science began with Florence Nightingale’s influential Notes on Nursing. The science of nursing has grown and developed into an academically sound and proven study of nursing care. In the 150 years following Florence Nightingale’s innovative approach to nursing care, many influential nursing theorists have emerged. This paper will discuss the Florence Nightingale, the pioneer theorists from the 1950’s, the transitional theorists from the 1960’s, and the research theorists from the 1990’s. The Historical Development of Nursing Science and Theory Nursing science and theory began with Florence Nightengale’s Notes on Nursing. Florence Nightingale is remembered for building the foundations of modern nursing establishing nursing as a profession. “Her book, Notes on Nursing (Nightingale 1859) first published in 1859, was the first nursing text book. She wrote the first modern nursing curriculum for St Thomas's Hospital, London when she instituted nurse education there in 1860 and followed these with a number of other books, reports and pamphlets. (Stanley, D., 2007). However, it would be decades before her insights, observations and educational model would be acknowledged...
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...Nursing Research Study Contributions Debbie Rhoads Grand Canyon University Introduction to Nursing Research NRS 433 August 6, 2011 Nursing Research Study Contributions Fee, E., & 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 ...
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...Journal of Holistic Nursing Journal of Holistic Nursing Florence Nightingale in Absentia: Nursing and the 1893 Columbian Exposition Barbara Appleton NRS-433V Introduction to Nursing Research 14-Nov-2011 November 21, 2011 Summary During the 1893 Colombian Exposition, nursing leaders worldwide were provided a podium to work together to organize and establish the globalization of nursing education and standardize the nursing curriculum to improve patient care worldwide. In collaboration and discussion on the evidence based practices of Florence Nightingale and on the current nursing developments and improvements of social, cultural, educational and scientific advancements in healthcare for the expansion of a more unified practice of the nursing profession nationally and internationally based on a theoretical path of deductive reasoning, a quantitative approach. American and European nursing leaders: Isabel Hampton (Robb), Lavinia Dock, Eva Lückes, and Ethel Bedford Fenwick (Crane 2010), were given the opportunity to influence and provide guidance to sanction the evolution of nursing education processes for the development toward the progression of second generation of nursing. As a result of this event, the nursing profession has become one of the most respected professions devoted to health promotion for the benefit of mankind. This paper will explore the development of how clinical expertise developed, and by what methodologies influence the development nursing...
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...last 150 years. From Florence Nightingale to current theorists, nursing has entered a new era. Theories are a collaboration of philosophies, other healthcare disciplines or fields, religious beliefs, and most importantly documented personal or professional experiences. The advancement of practice, pharmaceuticals, and technology have transformed nursing into a more complicated science. Nurses are expected to do more with fewer resources and the patient-centered care vanishes in the mix, but patient advocacy is imperative to nursing. As stated by Selanders and Crane (2012) “modern nursing is complex, ever changing, and multi-focused. Since the time of Florence Nightingale, however, the goal of nursing has remained unchanged, namely to provide a safe and caring environment that promotes patient health and well-being. Effective use of an interpersonal tool, such as advocacy, enhance the care-giving environment.” This paper will focus on the nursing theorists that have continued to emphasize advocacy through effective communication and interpersonal relationships. Florence Nightingale-Environment Theory Known as the founder of modern nursing, Nightingale is the theorist that most nurses can readily recall. Her desire to treat patients with a holistic approach has been influential to nursing advancing from an art to a science. Her theories have been studied and mimicked since 1860 when the first nursing school opened in London, Nightingale School of Nursing at St...
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...Nursing Theory Historical Timeline Nursing theory has changed greatly over the years. That change occurred because of advancement in education and technology, which advanced nursing theories. These theories are what shapes the clinical practice and critical thinking process of nurses today. All of the theories available today started with one woman – Florence Nightingale. 1859 – Florence Nightingale established the first nursing theory which provides the basis of nursing today. Nightingale identified nursing as an art and a science. According to Selanders (2010), “Nightingale provides the profession with the expectation that nursing will be practiced by educated individuals using current research and methods (science) as well as compassion and common logic (art).” 1943 – Maslow developed the Hierarchy of Needs. This theory focuses on people’s basic need to survive as the foundation. Each level above that deals with the other essential elements of survival. Using this theory in nursing provides health care workers with the ability to prioritize patient care needs (Preceden, 2014). 1950’s – In this decade, the need for nursing administrators, faculty members, and graduate level educated nurses was acknowledged. In 1952, a nurse theorist named Peplau, launched the first post baccalaureate nursing program and also developed the Theory of Interpersonal Relations. This theory explored the relationship between nurse and patient. Theorists from this decade based their knowledge...
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