Healing Environment Paper
Florence Nightingale is the epitome of all nurses. Nightingale is best known for her success in improving patient care in hospitals during the Crimean War. According to Bloy (2012) the death rate rose to 42% in 1855, due to Florence Nightingales reforms, the death rate of soldiers dropped to 2% in just five short months. Florence Nightingale was able to make these dramatic changes and influence modern day nursing because she understood the importance of a healing environment. As Nightingale demonstrated throughout her career, a healing environment includes many factors ranging from light, fresh air, warmth, to the peace and quiet of a room. Nurses today should strive to be like Florence Nightingale and provide a healing
Florence Nightingale is the epitome of all nurses. Nightingale is best known for her success in improving patient care in hospitals during the Crimean War. According to Bloy (2012) the death rate rose to 42% in 1855, due to Florence Nightingales reforms, the death rate of soldiers dropped to 2% in just five short months. Florence Nightingale was able to make these dramatic changes and influence modern day nursing because she understood the importance of a healing environment. As Nightingale demonstrated throughout her career, a healing environment includes many factors ranging from light, fresh air, warmth, to the peace and quiet of a room. Nurses today should strive to be like Florence Nightingale and provide a healing