Leslie Burlingame A LIFESAVER & HERO: Florence Nightingale What is a hero? In my view a hero is someone that goes out of their way to do things for other people then worry about themselves and their very devoted to what they love to do. My hero is Florence Nightingale; she changed the hospitals and saved lives with her determination‚ compassion‚ and hard work. Nursing was once an occupation with little respect: people did not think you had to have special training or skills to be a nurse
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chosen to write about is Florence Nightingale‚ born on May 12th 1820 to Willian and Frances Nightingale in Florence‚ Italy. Had only one sister named Frances Parthenope. The Nightingale’s were very respected and were also very rich. Florence was a clever‚ smart‚ spoke many languages‚ rebellious in her ways‚ but was also very determine. She believed God had spoken to her and He wanted her to fulfill his needs as a devoted Christian that she was she decided to study nursing and become a nurse. Her parents
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Florence Nightingale: Nineteenth Century Nursing Leader and Founder of Modern Nursing Natalie Mastalerz Senior Division Individual Paper Natalie Mastalerz Mrs. Balducci Global History 10H - NHD 9 March 2015 Florence Nightingale: Leadership and Legacy Florence Nightingale was an extraordinary mid-nineteenth century nursing leader during the Crimean War‚ and she left a legacy of improved hospital healthcare‚ a new type of modern nursing‚ nursing schools and programs
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Florence Nightingale- A Pioneer in Human Healthcare and in the Idea of Orphanages Florence Nightingale was born into a wealthy British family at the Villa Colombaia in Florence‚ Italy. She was inspired by what she thought to be a divine calling. At the age of 17 at Embley Park‚ Nightingale made a commitment to nursing and human healthcare. This decision demonstrated strong will on her part in that she was willing to go beyond normality. It had constituted a rebellion against the expected role for
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Abstract As a young woman‚ Nightingale often accompanied her mother when she visited the sick. This inspired her to want to be a nurse‚ and against her parents’ wishes she entered a nurses’ training program. During the Crimean war she was asked by a family friend to come and care for the British soldiers at the army hospital. While there she witnessed filth‚ vermin‚ and death. Upon seeing the unsanitary conditions and the health risk to the soldiers she began her crusade to establish an environment
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PROFILE A LEADER 1. Florence Nightingale(12th May 1820-13thAugust 1910) Florence Nightingale was born in Italy then moved to London when she was a young girl‚ one day at her home in London she went to see one of her father’s workers who was ill and while she was their she suggested to his wife that she should take him to a hospital and she was shocked that Ms. Nightingale could suggest such a place because the hospitals they went to was a place of death and the conditions were not good. 14
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This paper discusses how Florence Nightingale was a complex woman‚ largely responsible for the state of nursing as we know it today. For all of her efforts‚ she was a product of her upbringing. She had amazing success with changing the hospital conditions in Crimea and establishing the nursing profession as a respectable one before becoming a recluse upon her return to England. This paper highlights some of the events of Florence Nightingale’s life as well as how her nursing theory has played a most
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Florence Nightingale is considered to be one of the most influential theorist in nursing history whose actions have changed the view of nursing and the hospital environment. Florence Nightingale was born to a wealthy‚ well educated‚ and privileged family during the Victorian era. Nightingale’s father regarded education to be very important and she was afforded an exceptional education with an emphasis in Mathematics. It is said that she was tutored by “James Sylvester‚ an important English Mathematician”
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Florence Nightingale Environment Theory of Nursing. Major concepts essential to the Theory. Patient care theory‚ environmentally oriented‚ where the patient environment should be altered to allow nature to act on the patient. (Alligood‚ 2010). Nurses are to use common sense‚ observation and initiative to allow nature to heal the patient. The use of Nightingales thirteen canons: Ventilation‚ Warmth Light Cleanliness of rooms Health of houses Noise Bed and bedding Variety Chattering of hopes and
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Florence Nightingale’s philosophy of nursing was centered on the patient and their relationship with their surroundings. She believed it was important to focus on the patient by studying their behavior and recording what was observed. She also focused on sanitation or cleanliness of hospitals. She linked five environmental factors that assisted in the recovery of patients. They are fresh water‚ fresh air‚ efficient drainage‚ cleanliness and direct sunlight. Her general concepts of ventilation‚ quietness
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