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    Leadership Styles Sarah Amos Central Texas College Leadership Styles Florence Nightingale stated, “Let whoever is in charge keep this simple question in her head (not, how can I always do this right thing myself, but) how can I provide for this right thing to be always done?” Even though Florence Nightingale lived over 100 years ago, her statement still rings true today. Leadership is a constant struggle to figure out how to inspire others to achieve the best outcome. Leadership not only…

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    With history we are able to examine many different types of everyday heroes, who are just like you and me, who went above and beyond the call of duty to excel. Florence Nightingale was considered an everyday hero in the 1800’s when she went to the Crimean War to care for wounded soldier’s day in and day out. Florence Nightingale was born in Italy in year 1820. Her parents were very upper class in England and had a lot of money so she never had to go to college. She could of just lived off the…

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    and other rodents generally ran around hospitals and spread diseases that led to most deaths. Patient Hygienic care was not at the four fronts of hospitals concerns. “Nurses were viewed as lowly menial labor by the upper social classes.” Florence Nightingale…

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    light of “The Angel of the Crimea” (“Florence Nightingale” Bio) or popularly know as Florence Nightingale. Born into a rich British family, Nightingale strayed from her promising future of wealth and ease, and answered her calling by becoming a nurse. After her schooling, it was clear to many people Nightingale would soon master many great things. She lived her life determined to change the way healthcare was practiced in her time period. Florence Nightingale, a world-renowned heroine, known for…

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    Florence Nightingale, actually too many to detail in this short assignment, but I will list a few. Ngigi (2015) explained Nightingale would often take her lamp into the night to care for patients, today nurses offer round the clock attention to patients to make sure they receive the best care possible. If nurses can see something different in a patient during their night rounds, there is a possibility of a proactive approach to one's diagnosis as opposed to a reactive approach. Nightingale would…

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    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…

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    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…

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    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…

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    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 help…

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    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…

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