Florence Nightingale Research Paper
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The Principles of Health Science
Mrs.Jackson
26 October 2014
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale was an English nurse born in Florence, Italy, on May 12, 1820. Nightingale was the founder of modern nursing and made outstanding contributions to the knowledge and improvement of public health. Throughout her childhood her goal was to achieve independence, importance in some field of activity, and obedience to God through service to society. In 1844 when she was 24 Nightingale decided that she wanted to work in hospitals. Her family strongly disapproved of her plans due to the terrible hospital conditions at the time. Nightingale still managed to visit some hospitals.Her parents finally gave her …show more content…
In 1858 she was recognized as the leading expert on military and civilian sanitation in India which was a British colony. In 1907 Nightingale was the first woman to be awarded the Order of Merit. Nightingale was known to not have much of a personal life and when asked why she would reply “ I am on this world in order to serve God.” Nightingale strongly disapproved of gender equality because she believed that women were selfish, also she saw herself as the mother of the men of the British army and often called them “her children”. Florence Nightingale never really recovered from the physical strain of the Crimean War. Despite having poor health, Nightingale worked tirelessly until her death at 90. As a passionate statistician, she conducted extensive research and analysis. She published over 200 reports and pamphlets on a wide range of issues including hygiene, hospital administration and design, midwifery and health care for the poor. After 1861 she rarely left her home and was confined to her bed much of the time. She died on August 13, 1910, in London, …show more content…
Her vision completely changed society's approach to nursing. She understood the valuable contribution nurses could make in health care. She was committed to personalised care and saw that sensitivity to patient needs was key to recovery. And she believed that it was important to look after an individual's health, mental and physical, as well as sickness in order to make sure that individual had the complete health which they deserve this ideal is the basic goal of the healthcare field today and always will be because of Florence Nightingale's remarkable
The Principles of Health Science
Mrs.Jackson
26 October 2014
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale was an English nurse born in Florence, Italy, on May 12, 1820. Nightingale was the founder of modern nursing and made outstanding contributions to the knowledge and improvement of public health. Throughout her childhood her goal was to achieve independence, importance in some field of activity, and obedience to God through service to society. In 1844 when she was 24 Nightingale decided that she wanted to work in hospitals. Her family strongly disapproved of her plans due to the terrible hospital conditions at the time. Nightingale still managed to visit some hospitals.Her parents finally gave her …show more content…
In 1858 she was recognized as the leading expert on military and civilian sanitation in India which was a British colony. In 1907 Nightingale was the first woman to be awarded the Order of Merit. Nightingale was known to not have much of a personal life and when asked why she would reply “ I am on this world in order to serve God.” Nightingale strongly disapproved of gender equality because she believed that women were selfish, also she saw herself as the mother of the men of the British army and often called them “her children”. Florence Nightingale never really recovered from the physical strain of the Crimean War. Despite having poor health, Nightingale worked tirelessly until her death at 90. As a passionate statistician, she conducted extensive research and analysis. She published over 200 reports and pamphlets on a wide range of issues including hygiene, hospital administration and design, midwifery and health care for the poor. After 1861 she rarely left her home and was confined to her bed much of the time. She died on August 13, 1910, in London, …show more content…
Her vision completely changed society's approach to nursing. She understood the valuable contribution nurses could make in health care. She was committed to personalised care and saw that sensitivity to patient needs was key to recovery. And she believed that it was important to look after an individual's health, mental and physical, as well as sickness in order to make sure that individual had the complete health which they deserve this ideal is the basic goal of the healthcare field today and always will be because of Florence Nightingale's remarkable