Florence Nightingale Born in 1820 to a wealthy family‚ Florence was educated at home by her father. She aspired to serve others‚ in particular she wanted to become a nurse. Her parents were opposed - at that time‚ nursing was not seen as a respectable profession. Despite her parents disapproval‚ Florence went ahead and trained to be a nurse. In 1853‚ the Crimea war broke out.The war was too terrifying that many soldiers were wounded and dying without proper first aids. Later in 1855‚ Florence Nightingale
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According to the article “The voice of Florence Nightingale on Advocacy”‚ Florence Nightingale was born on May 12‚ 1820 as the second daughter to English parents. She was intelligent‚ and as a young woman learned several languages. Nightingale was known to be most comfortable in the solitary activities of reading‚ writing in her journals and attempting to discern purpose in her life (Selanders & Crane‚ 2012). However‚ Florence Nightingale believed in making mankind’s life better. With these thoughts
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their patients. It is good to be reminded of the damages prejudice can cause and just how powerful it is as a social force The film was outstanding for me. The portrayal and the flow of the story were good. Jaclyn Smith was very good as Florence Nightingale. And the film really showed the complete detail of Florence Nightingale’s works in the field of
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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
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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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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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Florence Nightingale Kayla McDonald‚ RN Western Kentucky University Florence Nightingale A Revolutionary Nurse Leader Florence Nightingale was a revolutionary nurse leader in her time. She was an activist for the “sick poor” (Monteiro‚ 1985‚ p. 181) who had the forethought‚ organization‚ planning‚ skills‚ knowledge‚ and determination to accomplish great strides in public health and nurse training. She was not just an activist for a specific gender or race‚ but she was an advocate
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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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the respectability that is so deserves. Nightingale stressed the importance of observing the patient. In her book‚ Notes on Nursing‚ she wrote: “The most important practical lesson that can be given to nurses is to teach them what to observe‚ how to observe‚ what symptoms indicate improvement-what the reverse-which are of importance-which are of none-which are the evidence of neglect-and what kind of neglect.” (Nightingale‚1860‚p.105). Nightingale held strong feelings about what nursing was
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The nurse of influential I have 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
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