Crimean War

Florence Nightingale, a pioneer nurse, went against her parents and her upbring, by becoming a nurse and going to war, and this decision had changed the way of nursing. She has done so many amazing things to nursing. Nightingale was born into a pretty wealthy family. Her father was a wealthy landowner, who had inherited two estates. Her father had raised her and her two sisters, on one of the family estates her that he had inherited. Her mother had come from a family of merchants and had a…

nursing for the better. Florence Nightingale, a nurse, spent her night rounds giving personal care to the wounded, establishing her image as the 'Lady with the Lamp. Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy, on May 12, 1820. During the Crimean War, she and a team of nurses improved the unsanitary conditions at a British base hospital, reducing the death count by two-thirds. Her writings sparked worldwide health care reform. In 1860 she established St. Thomas' Hospital and the Nightingale…

altered in such a manner as to improve conditions so that the natural laws would allow healing to occur. This grew out of her empirical observation that poor or difficult environments led to poor health and disease. One of the example came from the Crimean experience in which filth, inadequate nutrition, dirty water and inappropriate sewage disposal led to a situation in which more British soldiers died in the hospital than of battlefield wounds (Selanders, L. C.,…

Background Florence Nightingale was born at the Villa La Colombaia in Florence, Italy on the 12th of May 1820. She was born two years after her one and only sister, Frances Parthenope. Both Florence Nightingale and Frances Parthenope was named after a place they were born in, one being Florence, Italy and the latter “Parthe” after Parthenopolis which once was a Greek settlement, now part of Naples, Italy. Florence Nightingale was born into a British family that belonged to the upper-middle-class…

willingness to change his mind based on new experiences. This was a skill he began working on in the 1850s when he was an army officer. Tolstoy fought in the gruesome siege of Sebastopol during the Crimean War. This was a horrific experience that changed Tolstoy in many ways. A positive effect of the war was Tolstoy’s book Childhood in which he wrote during his time in the military. (Heims, Neil) Another life changing event took place in 1857 when he witnessed an execution by guillotine…

War brings death. Those who see war firsthand can truly testify to the chaos and destruction that directly result from violence. Yet, only in moments of pandemonium will actions of courage and honor arise. It is impossible for stories of valor to exist without battle. There are many examples of valor throughout history, but one battle is especially famous for the courage and honor that did not result in victory, but rather in defeat. The Russians and British fought against one another in the…

The Nourishment to Others: Technology in Nursing “They may forget your name, but they will never forget how you made them feel,” said by Maya Angelou. Nursing is providing care, the prevention of illness and injury, the remedy of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of patients, and the passion towards individuals, families, and communities. The responsibilities of a nurse is to perform physical exams and health histories, provide health advancement, counseling, and education, and…

Passage A looks at Alexander's policy in a positive light by focusing on Alexander's attempts to save the country from the disastrous state it was in.However Passage A overlooks the consequences and the actual impact of his reforms. Passage B also overlooks the long term impact that Alexander's reforms had, instead focuses on the short term effects and immediate impact of Alexander's reforms. Passage A describes the impact of Alexander’s domestic policies in theory rather than in practice,…

for his war poetry written during World War 1. In his poem, Owen uses various language techniques to vividly illustrate the horrendous reality of the war. Hence, he communicates his own anti-war feelings implied beneath his techniques. However, although he is now known as an anti-war poet, for once, he had been a naive boy, who had volunteered to fight in war. At first, he was thrilled to fight for one’s country. But soon, he started to recognise the brutality and futility of the war. The…

Nursing History In nursing history, Florence Nightingale is known as one of the most influential person in professional of nursing. Nightingale believed in well-educated and intellectual nursing involving science and patient education on healthy lifestyle (Antonio, n.d.). In 1854, Nightingale was asked to lead a small group of nurses to the military hospital in Uskudar, Turk. Nightingale and her nurses had managed to sanitized walls, window, and provide nourishing foods which resulted in…