Known as the Lady with the Lamp during the time of the Crimean War in 1853 to 1856, Florence Nightingale answered her call from God to reduce human suffering and would later completely transform nursing to make it what it is today. Florence Nightingale has helped to aid the wounded near and far, demonstrating what it really means to be a nurse; leading an expedition of nurses to care for the wounded soldiers of war and to places with a widespread of diseases, putting her own life at risk. Nightingale has managed to change modern day nursing forever as well as emphasizing the importance of a nurse’s role. Throughout Florence Nightingales life she went on to answer god call to reduce human suffering. Born in Florence, Italy
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By the time Nightingale was finished, nurses everywhere were given respect and nursing itself instead of being seen as a domestic service was seen as a profession and an honor. She had three important ideas that shaped nursing to make it how it is today- a nurses value, vision and voice (“Florence Nightingale’s Legacy”). “ Her strong values influence her work throughout her life (“Florence Nightingale’s Legacy”)”. Nightingale viewed nursing as keeping others alive and emphasized a nurse’s integrity. Values affect a person’s character and their development as a person. To be a nurse, one has to value every life, no matter how big or small and is willing to work through blood, sweat and tears to save a life. Society often asks nurses “why don’t you just go to school for a couple more years and become a doctor?” not realizing nurses are the ones who put in the most work. One just does not decided to be a nurse, one has to hold a passion for putting others first to keep a person alive, to make sudden decisions because someone’s life depends on it. Florence’s vision of nursing changed society’s view as well. “She understood the valuable contributions nurses could make in healthcare (“Florence Nightingale’s Legacy”)”. Nightingale didn’t just look at an individual’s appearance on the outside or physically, she looked at an individuals all around mental, physical and emotional health. …show more content…
As mentioned before, nightingale created a better nursing world not just for nurses of that time but for the future nurses everywhere. Her mission to formalize nursing caused her to establish the first scientifically based nursing school, known as Nightingale’s School of Nursing (“Florence Nightingale: Notes on Nursing”). Nightingale would never hope for nursing to go back to the dark place it came from, so she ensured a higher education for future nurses. After coming back from the Crimean War a little while after Florence set up training for midwives (Selanders, “Florence Nightingale”). Nightingale didn’t do any of these things for the acknowledgement she didn’t care about recognition. She did what she had to in order to answer Gods call. If it was not for her, nursing would not be anywhere close to what it is due to the lack of passion of others that can’t compare to Nightingales. Nightingale was the first woman awarded the Order of Merit (Selanders, “Florence Nightingale”). Which is a British award rewarded to those who provide extraordinary services for the armed forces or distinguish themselves in the field of science, art, literature or for the promotion of
By the time Nightingale was finished, nurses everywhere were given respect and nursing itself instead of being seen as a domestic service was seen as a profession and an honor. She had three important ideas that shaped nursing to make it how it is today- a nurses value, vision and voice (“Florence Nightingale’s Legacy”). “ Her strong values influence her work throughout her life (“Florence Nightingale’s Legacy”)”. Nightingale viewed nursing as keeping others alive and emphasized a nurse’s integrity. Values affect a person’s character and their development as a person. To be a nurse, one has to value every life, no matter how big or small and is willing to work through blood, sweat and tears to save a life. Society often asks nurses “why don’t you just go to school for a couple more years and become a doctor?” not realizing nurses are the ones who put in the most work. One just does not decided to be a nurse, one has to hold a passion for putting others first to keep a person alive, to make sudden decisions because someone’s life depends on it. Florence’s vision of nursing changed society’s view as well. “She understood the valuable contributions nurses could make in healthcare (“Florence Nightingale’s Legacy”)”. Nightingale didn’t just look at an individual’s appearance on the outside or physically, she looked at an individuals all around mental, physical and emotional health. …show more content…
As mentioned before, nightingale created a better nursing world not just for nurses of that time but for the future nurses everywhere. Her mission to formalize nursing caused her to establish the first scientifically based nursing school, known as Nightingale’s School of Nursing (“Florence Nightingale: Notes on Nursing”). Nightingale would never hope for nursing to go back to the dark place it came from, so she ensured a higher education for future nurses. After coming back from the Crimean War a little while after Florence set up training for midwives (Selanders, “Florence Nightingale”). Nightingale didn’t do any of these things for the acknowledgement she didn’t care about recognition. She did what she had to in order to answer Gods call. If it was not for her, nursing would not be anywhere close to what it is due to the lack of passion of others that can’t compare to Nightingales. Nightingale was the first woman awarded the Order of Merit (Selanders, “Florence Nightingale”). Which is a British award rewarded to those who provide extraordinary services for the armed forces or distinguish themselves in the field of science, art, literature or for the promotion of