Choler The Lady Of The Lamp, Florence Nightingale

Some of the measures that the government has encouraged to help curb the problem is boiling of water. This is the cheapest option since the government cannot afford offering iodine tablets and the water filters. The Uganda Red Cross Society has also done its best during every outbreak of cholera like the severe 2006 incidence where more than 300,000 people within the capital city of Kampala were affected directly by the cholera pandemic (Disaster Relief Emergency Fund, 2008). However, this is treatment and not a preventive measure. Even so, this cheapest option

In this paper, I am going to discuss the epidemic that was going on during the time in which my story was written. The Cholera epidemic was a very serious illness and was spreading very rampantly. I will discuss the signs and symptoms that are associated with the illness and what was the probable cause. I will also discuss a few changes that were made with public sanitation do to the outbreak of Cholera.

Haiti needed help since the cholera disease was new to the population. Nevertheless, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was informed of two United States HCW who became ill with cholera after providing medical services in Haiti (Schilling et al.,

Cholera is a bacterial infection that causes severe diarrhea and vomiting that can lead to dehydration, shock, and death. We chose this topic because the highly publicized earthquake that occurred in Haiti in 2010 played a large role in the cholera epidemic that arose 8 months after the earthquake. Since the earthquake, there have been over 470,000 confirmed cases of cholera (Cholera -Vibrio Cholerae Infection 2014). Cholera persists there because of the poor sanitary conditions and the unprotected drinking water facilities that have been contaminated by the bacteria. Fixing the issue of cholera in Haiti requires a three-part approach such as vaccinations, water filtration and education. Using our needs assessment, in

In a blog post written by Sokari Ekine, the Nigerian social justice activist explains that cholera is an illness “exacerbated by heavy rains; poor sanitation; and limited clean water and associated poor hygiene” (Ekine, 2013). These components factor largely into the chosen intervention activities. Haiti is an island that experiences significant flooding due to its location in the hurricane belt; this flooding makes access to safe water a major issue in a nation with flimsy infrastructure (World Health Organization, 2011). This program plans to restore and improve water and sanitation facilities for they are the main mode of transmission for the cholera bacterium. The corresponding poor hygiene that stems from lack of safe water and sanitation will be addressed in the health education provided for community members.

Introduction. This model targets the entire rural Haitian population especially those with low immune system and the very young. This model will use preventative care as specialty of care. The setting will be an ambulatory health care center. This model has for goal to strengthen the knowledge of the population with good hygiene and habits to prevent Cholera.

Certain organizations and companies such as Foundation Esther Boucicault Stanislas have created initiatives to help people in Haiti. These organizations and companies have established relationships with the Haitians as well other health care providers and it would be wise to beseech their help when trying to fix the issue of cholera in Haiti. The hospital of Saint Nicolas in Saint-Marc has been treating patients for cholera ever since the beginning of the epidemic. Healthcare workers there would be valuable resources on assessing the community’s needs for cholera treatment.

Almost 100 countries worldwide are still affected by cholera and it’s virtually impossible to completely prevent an outbreak. If left alone, this rapidly infectious disease can cause many fatalities. However, improved methods for surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment, paired with higher standards of sanitation and personal

And in 2015, the trends have tripled. Cholera is preventable, and treatable but many Haitians do not have the resources against this disease. After a mere five years, 9,041 deaths have been registered and over 750,000 have contracted the disease. The registered deaths do not even account for the Haitians who remained in their homes and died without record. Thousands of Haitians that live in impoverished areas are suffering from this disease, one that can be easily cured in a developed country like the U.S. Cases of cholera have been much more prevalent in the poverty stricken population than the small richer population, since poorer communities or rural villages don’t have access or cannot afford clean water. Despite the flows of donated money to aid with the epidemic, cases are still increasing due to the root problem never being solved -- the unsanitary

Many people in Haiti lack knowledge of Cholera. Some think it is caused through evil. The lack knowledge is so severe that one women currently living in Haiti said, “I don’t think it’s a virus. I’ve never met a rich person who caught it. We want the government to say something about it, because I don’t think it came like they say. It’s in the air,” The lack of the basic knowledge leaves society vulnerable, allowing the disease to spread rapidly. This lack of trust in the government also leaves families more vulnerable as they do not believe it when the government says that cholera is spread through water for example. Knowledge is the key that allows people to see the symptoms and know exactly what it means and what

Cholera is bacterial disease that causes severe dehydration in victims through profuse diarrhea and vomiting

To understand nursing and where it began, it is important to mention a key pioneer in nursing by the name of Florence Nightingale. She worked countlessly to improve the sanitary conditions in the hospital in the Crimean War in 1854. She not only changed the way people viewed nursing and the profession, she decreased the death rate from 42% to 2% as a result of health care reforms that emphasized sanitary condition” (Cherry, B., & Jacob, S. R., 2014). Her improvements in the war led to opening the first nursing school where nurses were professionally trained on “environmental cleanliness” which she introduced principles of asepsis and infection control (Cherry, B., & Jacob, S. R., 2014). She helped to pave the way for actual nursing training and education which provided a foundation for nurses today. Nightingale is a leading pioneer in the evolution of nursing and she changed the work status of nurses from domestic work to becoming one of the most needed professions in the world.

For the longest time women were never looked up to be hero’s. Women were always given a roll and expected to follow it, that being to marry and have kids, not ever having to truly work. Then, there was Florence Nightingale who believed at an early age, that she could make a difference. In analysis of historical images and poems, Florence Nightingale was represented as a courageous and helpful woman. Propaganda during this time period played a huge role in advertising Nightingale and her accomplishments. Florence Nightingale took a stand during the 1850’s often portrayed as someone who couldn’t succeed in the path she wanted to follow. However, Nightingale quickly earned the nickname “The lady with the lamp” and drastically changed the

The General Board of Health of London produced a report on cholera in 1850. The primary purpose of the report was to indicate that the pattern of the epidemic had confirmed the predilations of the metropolitan sanitary commissioners. That is, that cholera could be prevented if closer attention was paid to sanitary conditions. Specifically, if problems such as overcrowded living conditions, filth, dampness, dirty water, drain pipes in poor condition, and improper storage and preparation of food were addressed. (Pelling, 78).

Miasma, or “bad air,” is once thought to cause cholera during the cholera epidemic of the 19th century (Cholera epidemics in the 19th century, n.d.). Epidemiologist John Snow disproved the widely popular miasma belief and cholera is now understood to be an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae (Tuthil, 2003). V. cholerae is a Gram-negative, monotrichous bacillus bacterium. Epidemic cholera can only be caused by two serogroups, serogroups O1 and serogroup O139 Vibrio cholerae (Finkelstein, 1996). Cholera is transmitted by the fecal-oral route through the ingestion of food or water contaminated with V. cholerae. Advanced water and sewage treatments have eliminated the spread of cholera in industrialized countries such as the United States.