Florence Nightingale

The film, Miss Evers’ Boys was about an inhumane study of African American men suffering from syphilis. The film evolved around Eunice Evers, a nurse in a local Tuskegee hospital and her statement about the “Tuskegee study”. Dr. Brodus, the head doctor of the local Tuskegee hospital along with Nurse Evers were given fund to treat men with syphilis or what they called “bad blood” (Benedetti, Fishburne, Kavanagh, Konwiser & Sargent, 1997). These men were not very educated, and their health…

Nursing as a profession started when Florence Nightingale showed the world importance of nursing in patient care before that nursing and nurses never gained respect and popularity. After the development of professional nursing, it never looked back and continued to grow as a major component of any health care systems in the world. Today nurses not only perform bedside nursing but joined doctors to provide more complex direct patient care by gaining knowledge and trust of the people. Nurses are…

Modern nursing profession has under gone so many developments. Studies shows that before modern nursing, nursing was not skillful. By the effort of Florence Nightingale nursing became an acceptable and respectful occupation. Nightingale contributed educational offerings for nurses. With the innovation of technology nursing practice has been improved. In 1909 the University of Minnesota started a three year diploma program within its medicine college. After World War II Dr.Mildred Montag in…

“If a patient is cold, if a patient is feverish, if a patient is faint, if he is sick after taking food, if he has a bed sore, it is generally the fault not of the disease, but of the nursing.” Florence Nightingale. I’m a firm believer that we give medication to satisfy patients. I believe throughout the past many people become very unsatisfied with the care they were receiving and unhappy if they did receive the medication they believed they needed, because of this I believe doctors prescribe…

As a future nurse educator I look forward to teaching college students. I picture myself teaching students the basics of nursing. I hope that I have a good mentor as I enter this field. I noticed this theme in my reading and feel that this would be a plus to my learning how to approach the students. I also feel that I am wise enough to realize that I am one who knows that she does not know it all, I am willing to help a student know where to find it. I feel that the students would need to know…

A groundswell of interest in the role and position of spirituality continues to engulf the nursing fraternity throughout the world. However, the upsurge in the interest has in turn enhanced confusion in the practice as nurses among other stakeholders continue to debate and consult to establish a common ground for the role and place of spirituality in the practice. Nursing is a vital profession that as Virginia Henderson explains in her nature of nursing seeks to assist individuals both well and…

which was an evolutionary concept at the time. Lavinia attended The Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing in New York City. Bellevue was the first nursing school in the United States to be founded on the principles of nursing established by Florence Nightingale. Lavinia exceled in school and graduated in 1886. One of Dock’s first jobs was as…

“ Nursing is an art: and if it is to be made an art, it requires an exclusive devotion, as hard a preparation, as any painter’s or sculptor’s work", this is a famous quote by Florence Nightingale. When I think of a person who takes on the responsibility of a nurse, I think of someone who has made a conscious decision to dedicate their life to helping and caring for others; a person who is making a difference everyday by putting others before themselves. Being raised in Canada and moving to the…

I chose the career of a Registered Nurse also know as (RN’s), because Nurses are an integral component of the health care system, and it is important that we recognize the over 2.7 million registered nurses for the significant work that they do. The way for me to recognize their work is going into that career. I think it’s a wonderful job and also because I enjoy helping others. The career of Registered Nursing is an important and interesting job because it takes care of sick people. The…

information literacy, model ethical and civic responsibility, and communicate effectively ("About Aultman," 2015-2016). Aultman is accredited by the Higher Learning for Commission, Ohio Board of Regents, and the Ohio Board of Nursing. Students are taught the professional standards, guidelines and competency that they will be expected to adhere to as future nurses. Student Learner Outcomes Students at Aultman work hard for their nursing degree. Students at Aultman are expected to complete a…