Florence Nightingale

Assess Florence Nightingale’s Contributions to Nursing and Medicine Florence Nightingale brought a number of momentous contributions to the profession of nursing and medicine. Nightingale initiated the use of statistical evidence, which was vital in discovering the reasons for high death rates and making educated decisions in order to improve hospital maintenance. She made a huge effort in developing healthcare environments by focusing on hygiene- decreasing the spread of disease and reducing…

Florence Nightingale was born in Italy. Her family moved to China when she was one. Her parents went to China to escape war. Florence and her family live in a city called Happiness. Florence is very educated. Ever since Florence could read she heard about a legend. The legend was about a hidden treasure in a magical forest. The legend said the forest was located outside the city walls. It said that only at night the animals come out and talk. The legend tells her that no one can see it. The…

Nurses face many challenges as they react to the complexities of the developing medical field. One nurse in particular has shaped and advanced the views on nursing significantly. Florence Nightingale, or most commonly known as the “Lady with the Lamp” is the foundation of modern nursing itself. Florence Nightingale is highly known for her service during the Crimean War which extended from October 1853 to March 1856, which took place in the Crimean Peninsula. During the Crimean War, the…

Florence nightingale was born on May 12, 1820. Born in Florence, Italy. She was born into a wealthy British family who was part of the elite social circles in Britain. Florence’s mother was a lady by the name of Frances nightingale. She came from a family of merchants yet enjoyed socializing with people of a higher social standard. Although her mother was a very social person, Florence, herself was known to be quite anti-social. Described as an awkward individual in social settings. She was far…

Florence Nightingale, a world-wide recognized health care heroine, has shown the effect of personal traits on professional career. The BIO Weekly Newspaper, Britannica, and BBC have especially disseminated her righteous and strong traits through which she is accounted with a highly distinguished level of importance. Nightingale valued her belief of being called upon to be a nurse. From a young age, she had nursed the ill and poor people around her and took her ambitions of helping others to a…

well as how it started. In 1854 Florence Nightingale started the first formal training for nursing (nursingtheory.org) The common belief is that nursing has always been a feminine occupation with males entering the field in recent years, but this is not the case(nursingtheory.org). During the Middle Ages,…

When we talk about nursing in the present time we have to consider its history in order to understand how to move forward in the future of nursing. Florence Nightingale is the pioneer of the struggle of nurses to gain its recognition in the health care field. She recognized early on the importance of providing proper training and education to people aspiring to become nurses. Historically the nursing field has been filled with women withought the requisite training, knowledge and experience. As…

Leadership Styles Sarah Amos Central Texas College Leadership Styles Florence Nightingale stated, “Let whoever is in charge keep this simple question in her head (not, how can I always do this right thing myself, but) how can I provide for this right thing to be always done?” Even though Florence Nightingale lived over 100 years ago, her statement still rings true today. Leadership is a constant struggle to figure out how to inspire others to achieve the best outcome. Leadership not only…

Florence Nightingale changed the face of health care. She became the mother of modern nursing. In the early 1800’s, there were no health standards, like hand washing. People would die from a simple infection due to the hospital not being clean enough. Nightingale worked to lower the death rates in many hospitals and improve the conditions. She knew she wanted to help people from a young age. Nightingale was never discouraged by people that did not believe in her, she continued to do what she…

attention. With history we are able to examine many different types of everyday heroes, who are just like you and me, who went above and beyond the call of duty to excel. Florence Nightingale was considered an everyday hero in the 1800’s when she went to the Crimean War to care for wounded soldier’s day in and day out. Florence Nightingale was born in Italy in year 1820. Her parents were very upper class in England and had a lot of money so she never had to go to college. She could of just…