is an art of compassion and caring in a creative way. Creativity allows nurses to individualize nursing care. Through science‚ nurses obtain the skills and technology they rely on to achieve each patient ’s optimal health ("Nursing"‚ n.d.). Florence Nightingale became a nurse because she wanted to help those less fortunate. Her compassion and concern gave her the motivation she needed to help others. She strived to improve nursing and the lives of those she touched (Isler‚ 1970). Living in an area
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------------------------------------------------- The History of Nursing Many people believe that Nursing started with Florence Nightingale‚ however nursing itself dates back to the beginnings of motherhood when nurses were traditionally female. In fact‚ nursing and medicine have been closely intertwined throughout the ages. The history of nursing has its origins in the care of infants and children‚ so all mothers were in fact nurses. Gradually an evolution started developing into dedicated caregivers
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References: The Humanities: Culture‚ Continuity and Change‚ Volume 2‚ Second Edition‚ by Henry M Sayre‚ pg.1061-1067. Florence Nigthingale.(2012). Biography.com. Retrieved Aug 17‚ 2012 from http://www.biography.com/people/florence-nightingale-9423539 Sojourner Truth. (2012). Biography.com. Retrieved Aug 17‚ 2012 from http://www.biography.com/people/sojourner-truth-9511284 www.historycentral.com
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Augustine‚ St. Camillas De Lellis‚ Jeanne Biscot‚ and the Nursing Sisters of St. Joseph de La Fleche. Many of these people came from rich and influential families. The dark ages of nursing lasted for three centuries until the mid 2800’s when Florence Nightingale brought about a change. Nursing during the Medieval Ages Either done by charitable religious orders or by the poor who worked for the rich. Nuns or sisters in a cloistered order made up the nursing staff in hospitals. Late Middle Ages
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Campaign for Action”. © 2001–2013 http://www.rwjf.org/en/topics/rwjf-topic-areas/nursing/action-coalitions.html 5. Journey to Magnet Excellence http://www.nursecredentialing.org/MagnetJourney.aspx 6. Florence Nightingale Timeless: The Nightingale Declaration http://www.gannetthg.com/shared/Nightingale/quotes/SG_Nightingale_Quote10.pdf
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procedures. In the Revolutionary War‚ the American Civil War‚ the Crimean War‚ as well as World War I and II nurses have played a vital role in care of the soldiers who were wounded in battle. Famous Nurses from Walt Whitman‚ Clara Barton‚ and Florence Nightingale have made contributions that have made nursing the profession it is today. There are countless unknown nurses whose invaluable service while caring for many soldiers has been undocumented‚ but their contribution will never be forgotten. The
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Female Pioneers of Medicine and Health By Emma noon 9PA and Noa Kusman 9GB Florence Nightingale ∗ Florence was born in Italy on 12th May named after the Italian city. She then moved to England with her family. ∗ In Victorian Britain‚ poor women worked in factories or as servants ∗ Rich women like Florence were expected to marry and look after the home‚ maybe do charity work ∗ Florence was very religious. From the age of 16 she believed God wanted her to do important work. When she was 22‚ a young
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1850 – Florence Nightingale or Elizabeth Garrett Anderson? Florence Nightingale and Elizabeth Garret Anderson were both heavily influential women who played major roles in the training of women in medicine. Before these two women there were no female nurses or doctors in Britain. However after years of demonstrating that women could also be doctors or nurses through hard work they heled change the view of women in medicine and paved way for other females to join the profession. After Nightingale came
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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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nursing is a respected profession that continues to push any limitations set before it. Famous nurses‚ such as Nightingale‚ Mahoney‚ and Barton left behind a legacy that would changed the way society perceives nurses today and forever. Table 1. Timeline Table Event date | Event/Theorist | Impact on Nursing | 1853-1856Crimean war | Florence Nightingale | Assisted in war Improved unsanitary conditionsCollected statistical data | 1861-1865Civil war | ClaraBarton
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