How Did Florence Nightingale Affect Nursing
Florence Nightingale Research Paper By Zoee Robinson
“If a patient is cold, if a patient is feverish, if a patient is faint, if a patient is sick after taking food, if he has a bedsore, it is generally the fault not of the disease, but of the nursing.”(Nightingale,1).Florence Nightingale said this as a way to express the faults in the teaching of the nurses before her. These faults were the causes of more deaths than wounds of war. When Nightingale realized this upon her arrival at the hospital in Scutari, she changed nursing forever.Florence Nightingale was an important figure in history because she overcame difficulties and pioneered the nursing profession.
Florence Nightingale was born May twelfth, 1820 in Florence, Italy during her parent’s honeymoon. Her parents were Frances and William Edward Nightingale. She was educated by “Governesses and tutors trained them in music, languages, and dancing”(Siegel,12).But eventually her father decided to become their teacher as he felt that no one was suitable to teach his daughters(13). Under his tutelage they learned more difficult subjects. When Nightingale was younger, she would visit the local families. She saw how sick, they were and wanted to help but …show more content…
Howe. He did not believe that women should have a career, in all cases except Nightingale’s where he thought she should pursue this career path. Her parents after much refusal did allow her to study at The Salisbury Infirmary for three months(Reef,36). But for Nightingale to get her full training it would take years not months. Her parents wouldn’t allow this because of the restrictions of women during this time. Nightingale was part of an affluent family. Women of the time were supposed to do domestic jobs. If a woman couldn’t it was usually because they needed the money. These people were looked down on by
“If a patient is cold, if a patient is feverish, if a patient is faint, if a patient is sick after taking food, if he has a bedsore, it is generally the fault not of the disease, but of the nursing.”(Nightingale,1).Florence Nightingale said this as a way to express the faults in the teaching of the nurses before her. These faults were the causes of more deaths than wounds of war. When Nightingale realized this upon her arrival at the hospital in Scutari, she changed nursing forever.Florence Nightingale was an important figure in history because she overcame difficulties and pioneered the nursing profession.
Florence Nightingale was born May twelfth, 1820 in Florence, Italy during her parent’s honeymoon. Her parents were Frances and William Edward Nightingale. She was educated by “Governesses and tutors trained them in music, languages, and dancing”(Siegel,12).But eventually her father decided to become their teacher as he felt that no one was suitable to teach his daughters(13). Under his tutelage they learned more difficult subjects. When Nightingale was younger, she would visit the local families. She saw how sick, they were and wanted to help but …show more content…
Howe. He did not believe that women should have a career, in all cases except Nightingale’s where he thought she should pursue this career path. Her parents after much refusal did allow her to study at The Salisbury Infirmary for three months(Reef,36). But for Nightingale to get her full training it would take years not months. Her parents wouldn’t allow this because of the restrictions of women during this time. Nightingale was part of an affluent family. Women of the time were supposed to do domestic jobs. If a woman couldn’t it was usually because they needed the money. These people were looked down on by