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    Dark Age of Nursing

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    Augustine‚ St. Camillas De Lellis‚ Jeanne Biscot‚ and the Nursing Sisters of St. Joseph de La Fleche. Many of these people came from rich and influential families.       The dark ages of nursing lasted for three centuries until the mid 2800’s when Florence Nightingale brought about a change. Nursing during the Medieval Ages       Either done by charitable religious orders or by the poor who worked for the rich. Nuns or sisters in a cloistered order made up the nursing staff in hospitals. Late Middle Ages

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    in nursing. The time line begins with Florence Nightingale and her contribution to nursing research and nursing research utilization. This paper will briefly discuss five historical contributions to nursing research that this writer feels have had the most influential contributions to nursing research‚ Florence Nightingale‚ the American Nurses Association‚ nursing research journal publications‚ research funding developments as well as health promotion. Florence NightingaleUndoubtedly the most significant

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    Campaign for Action”. © 2001–2013 http://www.rwjf.org/en/topics/rwjf-topic-areas/nursing/action-coalitions.html 5. Journey to Magnet Excellence http://www.nursecredentialing.org/MagnetJourney.aspx 6. Florence Nightingale Timeless: The Nightingale Declaration http://www.gannetthg.com/shared/Nightingale/quotes/SG_Nightingale_Quote10.pdf

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    1850 – Florence Nightingale or Elizabeth Garrett Anderson? Florence Nightingale and Elizabeth Garret Anderson were both heavily influential women who played major roles in the training of women in medicine. Before these two women there were no female nurses or doctors in Britain. However after years of demonstrating that women could also be doctors or nurses through hard work they heled change the view of women in medicine and paved way for other females to join the profession. After Nightingale came

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    procedures. In the Revolutionary War‚ the American Civil War‚ the Crimean War‚ as well as World War I and II nurses have played a vital role in care of the soldiers who were wounded in battle. Famous Nurses from Walt Whitman‚ Clara Barton‚ and Florence Nightingale have made contributions that have made nursing the profession it is today. There are countless unknown nurses whose invaluable service while caring for many soldiers has been undocumented‚ but their contribution will never be forgotten. The

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    Female Pioneers of Medicine and Health By Emma noon 9PA and Noa Kusman 9GB Florence NightingaleFlorence was born in Italy on 12th May named after the Italian city. She then moved to England with her family. ∗ In Victorian Britain‚ poor women worked in factories or as servants ∗ Rich women like Florence were expected to marry and look after the home‚ maybe do charity work ∗ Florence was very religious. From the age of 16 she believed God wanted her to do important work. When she was 22‚ a young

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    nursing is a respected profession that continues to push any limitations set before it. Famous nurses‚ such as Nightingale‚ Mahoney‚ and Barton left behind a legacy that would changed the way society perceives nurses today and forever. Table 1. Timeline Table Event date | Event/Theorist | Impact on Nursing | 1853-1856Crimean war | Florence Nightingale | Assisted in war Improved unsanitary conditionsCollected statistical data | 1861-1865Civil war | ClaraBarton

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    practiced today would not receive credit. Merely focusing on just handful of women are Florence Nightingale‚ Clara Barton‚ Dorothea Dix‚ Mary Mahoney‚ and Lillian Wald. Florence Nightingale might be known as the most famous registered nurse in American history. She was born in 1820 to a wealthy family that did not approve Florence working as a nurse. The family felt that nursing belittled their family name‚ and that Florence‚ being a woman of high social status‚ should not work. In fact‚ during the mid-1800’s

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    Mary Seacole

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    Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale were noted for their nursing care in the Victorian age. Seacole was soon forgotten while Nightingale became known as the founder of nursing. Mary Seacole was born in Kingston‚ Jamaica‚ in 1805. Her father was a white‚ Scottish-British soldier and her mother was a free Jamaican woman‚ who operated a boarding house for ill soldiers. Seacole gained the skills of care and traditional healing remedies from her mother (Mary Seacole‚ 2007). Later in her life‚ Mary Seacole

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    One of the most iconic images of nurses is Florence Nightingale who is still perceived as the leader of research and promoting the nursing profession. Florence Nightingale was a voice for nursing by changing perceptions of nursing through her efforts to reform the British military health care system‚ education‚ and research‚ especially in hygiene and reduction

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