Florence

Florence Nightingale was born May 12th, 1820 and died August 13th, 1910, during that time she accomplished many feats that shaped the field of nursing today. She reduced death rates during war by thousands, improved sanitary conditions in hospitals, overall health care reform and implemented a formal school for nursing. As a child Florence lived in Italy, she was the younger of two children. At a young age she was interested in philanthropy, ministering the ill and the poor people in the small…

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Introduction: Andrew Manson, Florence Nightingale, and Hospital Reform, Nightingale’s Citadel “But oh! Wouldn’t it be wonderful, dear, if we could form a little front-line unit, scientifically and-- yes, let me say it-- spiritually intact, a kind of pioneer force to try to break down prejudice, knock out the old fetishes, maybe start a complete revolution in our whole medical system” (Cronin 323). The aforementioned quote, as stated by Doctor Andrew Manson, protagonist of a novel entitled The…

Introduction: What impact did Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton have on public health and the status of women? Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton both played important roles during their respective wars in assisting injured soldiers to heal quickly and effectively. Nightingale lived from 1820 to 1910, while Barton lived from 1821 to 1912. Both women completely changed the field of nursing with their contributions; their impact on the medical society has yet to be matched and will be quite…

Florence Nightingale volunteered to take care of injured soldiers as a nurse during the Crimean War. She analysed the difficult conditions to help reorganise the service of nursing and the treatment of patients. Florence was born on May 21, 1820. She was raised in a wealthy family and her father educated her at home. She dreamt of working for others, mainly she wanted to become a nurse. Her parents did not agree with that, but despite her parents' disapproval, she continued and trained to be a…

Florence Nightingale’s theory focused on maintaining a clean environment by disinfecting, cleaning and doing simple things such as opening the windows to allow fresh air to enter to maintain clean ventilation and access to sunlight (Black, 2014, p. 268).…

Florence Nightingale once said, “How very little can be done under the spirit of fear” (Nightingale). Nightingale’s empathy, courage, diligence, and natural rebellion against her mother led her to turn nursing as a vocation for women into a respectful and honorable job; she decreased the death rate in the Crimean War by two thirds and altered hospital protocols, including hygiene and cleanliness, thus changing medical history in ways we still use today (Editors). Florence Nightingale was born on…

both videos, I realized how Florence Nightingale and Catherine McAuley have influenced the nursing profession in similar ways. Their passion and determination have introduced other individuals to the concepts the nursing profession entails. Both Florence Nightingale and Catherine McAuley had a need to help others, saw the good in all people, worked hard to get things accomplished, were selfless, and portrayed nursing in a better light. Catherine McAuley and Florence Nightingale had the need to…

The Nurse that really stood out amongst the rest was Florence Nightingale. She was an amazing women that ultimately changed 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…

Florence Nightingale, as the founder of the modern nursing, came up with the environment theory (Selanders, & Crane, 2012). This theory has changed the outlook of nursing practice. Nightingale served as a nurse during warfare period, Crimean war, she observed a lot of things that related to the patients who perished as well as their environmental situations. Given this observation, she came with the theory of environment (Roque & Carraro, 2015). Owing to worse conditions that she saw patients…