Florence Nightingale's Selfless Career
Florence Nightingale
Nursing is a job we would consider a very selfless job. It’s a job that requires you to be at your best at every moment because someone’s life or well-being is depending on you. Long shifts may get you tired, you may not have a lunch break because you are working non-stop but you could care less. All you care about is impacting the lives of others. You are constantly putting others before yourself. Well in this case Florence Nightingale was the person who did just that. Florence Nightingale was born on May 12 in the year of 1820 in Florence Italy. Her parents named her after the Italian cities in Italy. In her early teens Florence discovered that she wanted to become a nurse not just because she wanted to do it, but the simple fact that she had got a “calling from God” to do God’s work. Florence’s parents did not want her to pursue the career in being a nurse because they did not make as much during those days. But this didn’t stop her she continued to fulfill her dreams at the age of 17 and was determined not to get distracted for …show more content…
People were so astonished by the way Florence worked and how she helped others, so she was promoted to the superintendent within just a year of being hired. When Florence nightingale first started her career she didn't have a lot of money. But as the years went by her father gave her permission to start the career in nursing. For about 4 months Florence had worked without getting paid when she started studying in Germany. Her father then started to pay her £500 which in the present day would be about $65,000. You can specialize in this field, in fact, there're a few things you can specialize in. Of course in order to specialize in this field you have to apply for nursing school. It can either be a long process or a short process it all depends on how much effort is put into the
Nursing is a job we would consider a very selfless job. It’s a job that requires you to be at your best at every moment because someone’s life or well-being is depending on you. Long shifts may get you tired, you may not have a lunch break because you are working non-stop but you could care less. All you care about is impacting the lives of others. You are constantly putting others before yourself. Well in this case Florence Nightingale was the person who did just that. Florence Nightingale was born on May 12 in the year of 1820 in Florence Italy. Her parents named her after the Italian cities in Italy. In her early teens Florence discovered that she wanted to become a nurse not just because she wanted to do it, but the simple fact that she had got a “calling from God” to do God’s work. Florence’s parents did not want her to pursue the career in being a nurse because they did not make as much during those days. But this didn’t stop her she continued to fulfill her dreams at the age of 17 and was determined not to get distracted for …show more content…
People were so astonished by the way Florence worked and how she helped others, so she was promoted to the superintendent within just a year of being hired. When Florence nightingale first started her career she didn't have a lot of money. But as the years went by her father gave her permission to start the career in nursing. For about 4 months Florence had worked without getting paid when she started studying in Germany. Her father then started to pay her £500 which in the present day would be about $65,000. You can specialize in this field, in fact, there're a few things you can specialize in. Of course in order to specialize in this field you have to apply for nursing school. It can either be a long process or a short process it all depends on how much effort is put into the