1986) The theorist who I believed had the most tremendous impact on nursing research and the profession of nursing as it stands today is Florence Nightingale. Florence Nightingale‚ originally from England was a great visionary and pioneer of nursing in the 1870’s. Her focus and teachings in nursing were on patient care and hygiene to enhance healing. Florence Nightingale did not consider herself a theorist however her documentation of her practice have guided the science of nursing and nursing research
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University of Phoenix Material History of Nursing Research Worksheet There have been many influential publications‚ agencies‚ and people in the field of nursing research. Write 1–3 sentences in each cell of the table below to describe the importance‚ goal‚ or influence of each item. |Publications |First publication date and importance: | |Nursing Research |First published:
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Thank you‚ Rhonda‚ for sharing this information. I support the way you have decided to improve your practice by “Setting examples of continuing to comfort the afflicted.” Nursing is all about caring. Since the time of Florence Nightingale‚ the nursing goal is to provide safe and comfortable care to the patient. This will promote health and wellbeing (Selanders & Crane‚ 2012). Mr. Rory Rochelle‚ Director of Nursing and Allied Health Education Nursing says that caring‚ altruism and holism are important
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Historical Perspective of Nursing Research Nursing research is not only the responsibility of nurse scientists but also the responsibility and obligation of all nurses. Florence Nightingale was not only a nurse but also a statistician; her approach to quality nursing care had bases on data collection and statistics. When she fought for fair treatment of soldiers during the Crimean war‚ her arguments had scientific data and statistics back up. Her statistical analysis taught her the importance of
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long history of nursing‚ many concepts of holistic assessment brought forth by Florence Nightingale are still in place (Dossey‚ 2005). She outlines a variety of ideas throughout her well-known “Notes on Nursing” in regards to holistic health concepts. Nightingale focuses on cleanliness and purity of the whole environment including specific standards for the air‚ water‚ light‚ linens‚ diet‚ and noise (Nightingale‚ 1860). Each of these components is not necessarily more important than the other
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research utilization. One key historical development in nursing research is the work done by Florence Nightingale in the Crimean War. She researched the ill effects of poor hygiene and sanitation among the military during the war. The rate of sickness and death among the soldiers was greatly impacted by the poor conditions the soldiers faced on the battlefield. Because of the work of Florence Nightingale‚ "The military began to view the sick as having the right to adequate food‚ suitable quarters
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that came before us are the foundations upon which we continue to practice. Through trial and error and through painstaking groundwork‚ our founders such as Florence Nightingale and others (……….20..) have provided the foundation for the future growth of nursing. I noticed three trends from the required timeline reading: Florence Nightingale looked at trends affecting the health and healing of patients. By doing so‚ she help to reform how the health organization looked at sanitary conditions‚
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Observation of Patients Florence Nightingale is said to be one of the major influences in nursing throughout history and today. In 1898‚ she wrote Notes on Nursing What it is‚ and What it is Not. Her ‘notes’ on nursing outline many of the nursing practices used and implemented in today’s practices. Observation in patient’s is a key element in being able to give proper care and gathering the proper data‚ as well as being able to properly assess and monitor the patient to enable them to make
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A Nurse is defined as a “person trained to care for the sick or infirm‚ especially in a hospital” (The free dictionary‚ 2002) while caring is defined as “a feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others; showing or having compassion” (The free dictionary‚ 2002). The two are very intertwined with each other. To be a nurse you must show both aspects. An ideal nurse to me is someone that goes out of their way to help others‚ someone that is an overall caring person that is professional‚ passionate
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the nursing profession‚ men show less concern about society’s thoughts because of their gender because nursing is less discriminatory now than it was in the past. The Nursing Journal states: “Historical events and influential people such as Florence Nightingale hold significance in contributing to some of the dilemmas men in nursing face” (Clementson‚ 2008‚ p. 42). The Industrial Revolution was a time when men worked as factory works‚ not nurses. Some men considered the nursing profession but the
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