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1820 Florence Nightingale birthplace was Florence, Italy. Her family was quite wealthy and her decision to pursue nursing was not well received by her mother and sister. As a young woman religion influenced her decision to serve others in the nursing profession. As a very young woman she believed she was "called by God" into nursing others to health (Bostridge, 2008). Though her family expected Florence to have suitors, and become a wife and mother, many say she remained chaste throughout her life. Florence begin to study science and nursing and was determined to make it her career in answer to the 'call' from God" (Bostridge, 2008). Indeed, she is considered a pioneer of nursing throughout the world as she traveled to many countries training and establishing nursing schools and hospitals (Bostridge, 2008).
1844 Her career officially began in Germany where she studies at the...
This was a four-month training that was the start of her formal education.
1850 Florence continued her training in Alexandria, Egypt at St. Vincent de Paul (Bostridge, 2008). Another cornerstone of her education was at Daughters of Charity located in Paris.
1854 On her first mission as a nurse, Florence trained 38 nurses who volunteered to travel to Turkey to care for soldiers during the Crimean War (Bostridge, 2008). Many soldiers died there due to illnesses many could be linked to deplorable living conditions. This factor was instrumental in Florence later life where her focus turned to the sanitation of hospitals (Bostridge, 2008). Conducting various studies and records on how sanitation could help to reduce the number of deaths was one of the reports done for the Royal Commission with the army being the subject and recipient of care (Bostridge,…
1857 Another founder, Ellen Ranyard, in the field of nursing combines social and philosophical disciplines related work to reach out to the poor in London (Dingwall, Rafferty, and Webster, 1988) . She was an evangelical by religion that distributed bibles along with providing homemaking training for mothers. Her religious background greatly influenced her devotion and call to this work. Similar to Florence Nightingale. She organized a nursing program in London whereby the trainees were assigned various sections of town and attended to the women in these districts caring for them and their families (Bullough V. & Bullough, B., 1978). Ellen was instrumental in establishing the nursing districts which grew to over 80 by the late 1800s and were well instituted as the 'Ranyard Nurses' for over 25 years, giving care to over 10,000 patients (Bullough V. & Bullough, B., 1978). It wasn't until 1948 that a National Health Service coalesced with the District Nurses in providing care to those in need (Bullough V. & Bullough, B., 1978).
1860 Florence Nightingale writes a book about nursing that is considered the first of its kind and used by those in the field as well as the general public. The book titled Notes on Nursing (Bostridge, 2008).
1861 Sally L. Tompkins became interested in nursing early in life and was often found aiding those who were sick slave or free before and during the Civil War (Judd, 2009). She was awarded the title of Captain and given charge of a hospital after successfully aiding the sick after the Battle of First Bull Run which had resulted in hundreds of wounded soldiers on both sides of the war (Judd, 2009). Tompkins is credited with establishing sanitation programs that saved
In 1858, Louis Pasteur identified germs, proving that diseases did not 'spontaneously' arise as nightingale thought (Atwell, 1998). However, it was Nightingale that began work as to the conditions that promoted the growth of germs, but she would not know this for many years. The Crimean War: Putting Theory Into Practice When the Crimean War broke out, she began work at once in a British hospital. Her emphasis was placed on
In the Crimean War, she arranged for the physical set-up of the patients' beds, the discarding of the infested and soiled linens and the ensuring of good and maintained ventilation. After the War, she advocated for social reforms, one of which was the review of the British Poor Laws. The recall of this Law initiated its amendment into the Hardy's Bill on 1867. This bill looked into the state of
Nursing Today VI. Conclusion A. The Call to Vocation B. The Influences: Before and After C. Nursing, Feminism, Service, and the Male Ego Reference List Bloy, M. (2010). Florence Nightingale. The Victorian Web. Retrieved from http://www.victorianweb.org/history/crimea/florrie.html This site gives a good history of Nightingale, her service, and the impact she had on nursing. Collected Works of Florence Nightingale. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. Retrieved from http://www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Series/CWFN.shtml A great source of information for all the written works of
But Florence Nightingale was not intimidated by the attitude of the military officers and she decided to fight with all weapons: she contacted the Times and reported the situation in army hospitals, thus forcing the British Army to reorganize their hospitals. Her contribution to the military hospitals paid off when, by improving the quality of sanitation, the number of dead patients was reduced considerably. Florence Nightingale was a strong supporter of
Florence Nightingale -- Nursing Theorist The pioneering healthcare services that Florence Nightingale performed during 1854 Crimean War in Europe is today recognized as the beginning of the organized and sanitary field of nursing. This paper follows the career of Nightingale and recognizes her contribution to the theory of nursing care -- and the development of nursing training -- for the ill and the injured. The Progression of Florence Nightingale's Career From Financial Comfort
Nightingale Florence Nightingale and Environment Theory According to most nursing historians, Florence Nightingale is the leading figure in the development of modern nursing. As an early innovator in the field, Nightingale would pioneer many of the ideologies and approach which are still in circulation today. In particular, nursing professionals in her wake would coin the term Environment Theory in order to describe the mode of care that would be her contribution to