Florence Nightingale's Environmental Theory

The theoretic approach in providing care for an inmate with Human Immunodeficiency Virus is viewed through the lens of Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory. Nightingale’s theory involves an environment that allows persons to recover from illness by considering sanitation conditions of factors that include fresh air, pure water, efficient drainage, cleanliness, and light (Berman & Snyder, 2011). Through the idea of Nightingale’s theory, the story of an inmate who is terminally ill is cared for by environmental control and alterations that may be managed to improve unhealthful conditions in the correctional facility.
Concept of patient
In relation to Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory, the inmate’s view of nursing care has direct influence on biological, psychological, social, and spiritual components in which he exposed to (Selanders, 2010).
Biological
Biological factors play a role in the inmate immune response. Monitoring medication administration and compliance may help avoid dosing errors and patient noncompliance. As a result, ensuring the proper management may provide positive biological feedback of the body when administering correct treatment. By providing education to the inmate on natural body changes, the inmate may recognize functions of his body that seem unusual. Furthermore, this increased awareness could encourage him to seek treatment more quickly because of how he perceives the changes of his body.
Psychological
The therapeutic participation of support groups may inspire psychological stability by keeping the mind educated and active while avoiding misinterpretations and false hopes. Alternative therapies such as mediation may be another great source to assist in psychological stability.
Social
Providing condoms and clean syringes to sexually active persons is an essential part of HIV prevention interventions outside prisons, but most US prisons and jails specifically prohibit the distribution and control of these