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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I was really moved when Dr. Howe advised Florence that "If you have a passion‚ the only way to satisfy it is to pursue it." Yes‚ you will only be satisfied in your life when you pursue your passion on something because if not‚ you will only regret it and in the end you weren’t able to help other people as well as yourself. Florence really did not neglect God’s call to her and this really demonstrated the passionate side of her. Thanks to Dr. Howe‚ she found out that nursing is really her calling
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Science 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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The Nightingale Theory of Nursing Florence Nightingale’s theory of nursing highlights the role of a patient’s environment as an important factor for healing and continued good health. Her philosophy includes several characteristics of a healthy‚ healing environment‚ such as: proper lighting‚ air and water quality‚ diet and nutrition‚ and cleanliness. Ms. Nightingale was from an affluent British family and as such was expected to live a proper British aristocratic lifestyle‚ which of course
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PROFILE A LEADER 1. Florence Nightingale(12th May 1820-13thAugust 1910) Florence Nightingale was born in Italy then moved to London when she was a young girl‚ one day at her home in London she went to see one of her father’s workers who was ill and while she was their she suggested to his wife that she should take him to a hospital and she was shocked that Ms. Nightingale could suggest such a place because the hospitals they went to was a place of death and the conditions were not good. 14
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Florence Nightingale: Nineteenth Century Nursing Leader and Founder of Modern Nursing Natalie Mastalerz Senior Division Individual Paper Natalie Mastalerz Mrs. Balducci Global History 10H - NHD 9 March 2015 Florence Nightingale: Leadership and Legacy Florence Nightingale was an extraordinary mid-nineteenth century nursing leader during the Crimean War‚ and she left a legacy of improved hospital healthcare‚ a new type of modern nursing‚ nursing schools and programs
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Florence Nightingale’s philosophy of nursing was centered on the patient and their relationship with their surroundings. She believed it was important to focus on the patient by studying their behavior and recording what was observed. She also focused on sanitation or cleanliness of hospitals. She linked five environmental factors that assisted in the recovery of patients. They are fresh water‚ fresh air‚ efficient drainage‚ cleanliness and direct sunlight. Her general concepts of ventilation‚ quietness
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Florence Nightingale: The Foundation of Modern Medicine Medicine in the mid-1800s was unorganized and illogical‚ especially in Europe. The majority of citizens lived in poor or working class neighborhoods‚ and could not afford clean water or sewage facilities. Cities were congested with garbage and human waste. As the population boomed‚ people were living in cramped apartment buildings and group homes to conserve costs and resources. Disease was rampant throughout European cities. The combination
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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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Leslie Burlingame A LIFESAVER & HERO: Florence Nightingale What is a hero? In my view a hero is someone that goes out of their way to do things for other people then worry about themselves and their very devoted to what they love to do. My hero is Florence Nightingale; she changed the hospitals and saved lives with her determination‚ compassion‚ and hard work. Nursing was once an occupation with little respect: people did not think you had to have special training or skills to be a nurse
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