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There is no doubt that Florence Nightingale is one of most historic and prevalent voices in the history of nursing. There are certainly other names that one can discuss when it comes to nursing theory. However, this report shall focus on her and the theory that she has contributed to the nursing sphere and theory realm. She was a clear proponent in promoting ongoing wellness and education rather than just treating acute symptoms at the time of onset. Her words about the physical paradigm being an important part or nursing theory and calculus may seem obvious to us now. However, this was not always true at the time. While many people may not have Ms. Nightingale at the top of their list, she is certainly deserving of consideration for that honor, irrespective of who is having the discussion and where their priorities happen to be.
Analysis
When pondering Nightingale and the theories that she created and espoused, there is something that seem to rise above the rest. At least, that is the assertion of the author of this brief response. Ms. Nightingale was all about prevention. That is a lesson that is needed more and more with each passing day. Indeed, so...
Just a few examples would include diabetes and heart diseases. Even many forms of cancer come about, in whole or in part, due to the actions or inactions of the people that suffer from these disorders and diseases for the caretakers that are charged with taking care of the same. Examples of caretakers would be the people that care for children, the elderly and so forth. The problem that exists is that people are often unwilling or otherwise unable to change. However, it is important that this pattern or “rut” be broken given that the human and financial costs involved are huge. Further, they show no signs of abating. This happens along some tragic societal and cultural lines. This would include culture, societal, class and race, just to name a few. Even women are behind the curve when it comes to healthcare outcomes, healthcare access and overall equality status (Graham, 2014).
Change, however, is very hard to come by. Even with the fact that many emergency room and other medical professionals know full well that there are huge gains to…
References
Graham, G. (2014). Population-based approaches to understanding disparities in cardiovascular disease risk in the United States. National Institute of Health. Retrieved 29 January 2018, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4132228/
Sherwood, M. (2016). A New Kind Of Child Abuse And Neglect. Huffington Post. Retrieved 29 January 2018, from https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/a-new-kind-of-child-abuse-and-neglect_us_57e93475e4b05d3737be643b
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