Florence Nightingale

Following Nightingale We are all drawn to nursing by forces that we can’t see, but we feel them and are so compelled by their forces that we follow these feelings and become nurses. I feel that, spiritually, Florence Nightingale is the nursing theorist that I could compare myself to. Florence Nightingale was born in England in 1820 to two wealthy and well-connected parents. Her parents both came from Unitarian religious backgrounds, but because of her father’s association with the Church of…

For Florence Nightingale I should think the episode might be instructive and everyway useful one. She will probably saw her wild oats in the shape of unsatisfied aspirations and activity and come back and marry suitably to immense comfort of her relations.’ Emily listening to her sister rejected the offer to work in Crimea, instead went to look for other ways to practice medicine in London. In May 1856, she wrote to nightingale seeking advice. Nightingale replied with a letter:…

Who is Florence Nightingale and why is she so important to the medical department? Normal teenagers don’t know what they want to do with their life. In Florence Nightingales case, she knew when she was sixteen she wanted to be a nurse. She went to college, did hospital visits for eleven years and even were told this type of profession was forbidden for women of her “kind.” She even faced a war as a nurse and saved a lot of soldiers. Florence Nightingales legend has been left for many years to…

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…

Florence Nightingale The English nurse Florence Nightingale was born May 12, 1820 in Italy. Florence was named after the city she was born in. Her parents were very wealthy. Her father had an estate and her mother came from a family of stock merchants. She was a very smart young lady and was excellent in mathematics. At a very young age she could write in five different languages. She was never satisfied with being at home and what her parents wanted for her (Selanders). Florence Nightingale…

professional nursing remains my career of choice. Past experiences with pediatric nursing has influenced my chosen career path. As a nurse, I plan to positively affect patients while demonstrating the attributes of respect and communication evident in Florence Nightingale 's theory of nursing. Throughout my life, I have always had an interest in the medical field; however, when I was younger, I was unable to explain why. As my life progresses and I continue to gain experience, it has become…

Florence Nightingale: Environmental Theory Introduction Learning what Environmental theory and how it was developed, I will give a background regarding the theorist. According to Barbara Dossey, the year 2010 marks 100 years since the death of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) at age 90. Nightingale was the philosophical founder of modern nursing and the first recognized nurse theorist. She had a holistic and integrative perspective, as she focused on the individual and collective, the inner and…

Notes on Nursing was written by a remarkable woman named Florence Nightingale, who was born on May 12 in 1820, in Florence, Italy. Nightingale wrote Notes on Nursing to inform, and make a change to better the future of nursing. Florence Nightingale stressed things such as clean environment, air, and living areas; she also made sure the importance of patient care, nutrition, lightness, and also effective administration were known. Florence was an extraordinary woman, nurse, and caregiver; she…

of historical social influences on the development of the professional nursing practice. The Crimean War was characterized by lack of medical resources and insufficient care for soldiers. To alleviate the problem, Florence Nightingale was appointed. Upon her appointment, Nightingale implemented changes meant to offer human care to the battling soldiers. Such changes included separating the soldiers into different diverse divisions. Dinc, Naderi, and Kanpolat (2012) maintain that the present…

Florence Nightingale’s Influence on Nursing Florence Nightingale was the most influential person in the nursing profession. Widely recognized as the first nurse, she was first noticed in 1854 during the Crimean War in England, where she organized and cleaned the hospital and provided care to wounded soldiers. In 1859 she published her first book called “Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not.” In 1860, she launched the first training program for nurses at St. Thomas’ Hospital in…