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Florence went against her parents wishes of getting married and starting a family; she wanted to leave an impact on the world. She did just that by wanting to improve the profession of nursing and formed the framework for centuries to come. Florence Nightingale has been quoted with saying “every woman is a nurse”(Malka,2007). She believed nursing was a calling for women and that idea later turned nursing into the respectful and trustworthy that we know of today. The impact she left behind is greater than she could ever imagine.

Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of modern nursing. She also created the first educational system for nurses. Prior to Nightingale’s nursing education program, there was no formal preparation or organized training programs for nurses. Nursing was not recognized as an academic discipline (Alligood, 2014, p. 6). Nursing care was provided by the family, nuns and religious servants, or self-trained women who were held in low regard by society. Nursing was considered domestic work and not a profession. “Nightingale revolutionized and professionalized nursing by stressing that nursing was not a domestic, charitable service but a respected occupation requiring advanced education” (Black, 2014, p. 134). In 1860, the Nightingale School of Nursing, at St. Thomas Hospital in London, was established for the education of professional nurses. This nursing program differed from earlier programs in that nursing students received theory classes along with clinical experiences in the hospital. “Nightingale emphasized the need to blend a mixture of theoretical and clinical experiences as part of the educational package” (Selanders, 2010, p. 84). They used a specific curriculum that ensured that the students would receive training in the various aspects of nursing care for

Florence Nightingale the mother of the Nursing profession leaves the legacy that all Nurses ought to follow. Her contributions

People may wonder who established nursing, led efforts to improve the standards of care, and education of nursing for the future. Would the medical profession be this far in its studies, development, and care without the person who improved it? Without Florence Nightingale, the nursing profession would not be as far developed as it has become. Nightingale is known to be self-sacrificing, caring, devout, and passionate because of her dedication to change the care in hospitals and the battlefield for the better and overall improved the nursing profession dramatically. Florence Nightingale strove to improve the care for others and to advance the education of nursing up until the end of her life.

The practice of medicine has been around for centuries, whether that is the attempt to heal with plants or some mystical power, the desire to cure the sick and heal the injured has been carried through the test of time. While some may be aware of the basics of early medicine, such as the use of a shaman to heal, few are aware of the actual origins of practicing medicine as a field of study and just how terrible the conditions were in the early years of medicine. There is one individual that can be considered the mother of modern medical practices, Florence Nightingale. Miss Nightingale’s dedication to the advancement of medicine and the ability to heal the sick has garnered her much respect not only in the medical field, but the world around. So many have grown to adore this woman that many babies, books, and even race horses have been named in honor of her.

Nightingale, F. Notes on Nursing. D. Appleton and company 1860 (First American Edition Published in: American Journal of Nursing 1914.

The Trailblazing Aspect of Notes on Nursing As the “mother” of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale introduced the revolutionary nursing theories and methods related to home health, holistic health, health prevention and maintenance, cleanliness, and patient management. Her directives involve nursing practices and healthcare process, which are widely applicable today. The trailblazing aspect of Nightingale’s Notes is her contribution to the design of healthcare facilities.

Florence Nightingale was an influential nurse during the mid-1800s. Her revolutionary practices are still being taught in nursing schools and are used in professional nursing practice today. Ms. Nightingale is also credited with altering the public’s view of nurses, as well as positively changing the standards of nursing (Kelly, 2012). In Florence Nightingale’s book, Notes on Nursing, she integrates her knowledge on the art and science of nursing to the diverse subjects discussed. In each chapter, Nightingale provides other essential qualities needed to be a good nurse by using the art and science of nursing. I read chapters one, four, and thirteen and each of these chapters discusses a different topic Nightingale finds essential to nursing. In chapter one, Noise and Ventilation, Florence Nightingale discusses how to ventilate a patient’s room without making it too chilled. Chapter four, Noise, discusses the importance of a quiet environment to promote and stimulate patient’s healing and specific examples of how to go about providing a peaceful environment. In chapter thirteen, Observation of the Sick, Florence Nightingale notes the importance observing of the patient.

According to Dossey (2007), Nightingale was a mystic, visionary, healer, reformer, environmentalist, feminist, practitioner, scientist, politician and global citizen. Nightingale role into the nursing profession had influenced many nurses and the profession as a whole. The Nightingale philosophy base on society and professional values should be integrated as a mean of nursing development. “The scope of Nightingale’s effect on nursing and

Whether the time be hundreds of years ago or today, Florence Nightingale demonstrates the same nursing values as nurses today. What would the nation do if Florence Nightingale did not notice the unsanitary conditions of the military hospitals? The uncleanliness of the hospitals would kill the patients before the diseases do. Nightingale left an impact on the history of nursing. Nightingale’s strong values influence the future nurses of today (Stichler, 2014).

Florence Nightingale was an immense impact on nursing, who “became famous for her revolutionary work as a nurse during the Crimean War” (Kent 30). “She dedicated her life to improving conditions in hospitals, beginning in an army hospital during the Crimean War,” (3 Registered). Her actions were then used by “concerned individuals, rather than by professionally trained nurses” during the Civil War, (Registered 279). Many of Nightingale’s ideas were brought into modern time, but with the improvement of technology and licensed nurses. With the influence and patience of Florence Nightingale, nursing has evolved into an outstanding career.

The birth of nursing began with Florence Nightingale, A British Nurse and hospital reformer. Florence discovered modern nursing during the Crimean War. She believed that nursing was a moral practice and the ill or injured needed to be cared for. In 1873, Florence Nightingale established the first school of nursing, The Bellavue Hospital School of Nursing in New York City. The inspiration of Nightingale’s first nursing school influenced other schools to establish an educational system throughout New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. The belief of well-educated women using scientific principles would educate them about health lifestyles and how it could dramatically improve the care of the sick patients. By the 1960’s, the education of nursing started to develop graduate education. At the end of the nineteenth, the entire Western world shared Nightingale’s belief in the worth of educated nurses.

Florence Nightingale was named after the city in which she was born. She had only one sibling, an older sister named Parthenope. The Nightingale family was a part of a British elite social circle. They were very wealthy and had two comfortable estates, one in Derbyshire and another in Hampshire, both located in England. Nightingale’s father was very invested in her education, and by an early age she could already read and write in French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin. At sixteen, Florence felt a calling from God to decrease human suffering. Even though her mother was from a family of merchants who were very social, Florence Nightingale was very awkward in social situations. She wanted to start a career in nursing, but her family did not

On May 12, 1820, Florence Nightingale was born to English parents. During her youth, she was remarkably smart. Learning multiple languages and thriving in mathematics. She deeply believed that she had a God-given purpose to better mankind, but the route to achieving this goal was unclear (Calabria & Macrae, 1994; Cook, 1913). Nightingales parents wished for their daughter to marry into a socially prominent family. On three separate occasions she dismissed proposals, indicating that she could not pursue her own goals as a married woman (Gill, 2004; Nightingale, 1859a/1978). When Florence Nightingale was in her late teens she recognized her religious duty to serve. By the age of 25 she had identified nursing as the means to fulfill this mandate (Gill, 2004). When she was 30 years old, she was permitted two brief periods of instruction in nursing at Kasiserswerth, a Protestant institution in Germany (Bostridge, 2008; Nightingale, 1851). This experience helped her to understand the essential fundamentals of nursing, hospital method, and personnel policies. Of even greater consequence was Nightingale’s perception that formalized education was a necessary component of nurse preparation (Nightingale, 1851). For a year in the early 1850’s Nightingale worked in a small hospital in central London. During that time she learned what a nurse entailed. As Nightingales time was coming to an end with the hospital, she was appointed by the Victorian government to lead a group of thirty-eight

Florence Nightingale was born on May 12, 1820 to English parents. During her youth, she was remarkably smart. Learning multiple languages and thriving in mathematics. She deeply believed that she had a God-given purpose to better mankind, but the route to achieving this goal was unclear (Calabria & Macrae, 1994; Cook, 1913). On three separate occasions she dismissed proposals, indicating that she could not pursue her own goals as a married woman (Gill, 2004; Nightingale, 1859a/1978). When Florence Nightingale was in her late teens she recognized her religious duty to serve. By the age of 25 she had identified nursing as the means to fulfill this mandate (Gill, 2004). When she was 30 years old, she was permitted two brief periods of instruction in nursing at Kasiserswerth, a Protestant institution in Germany (Bostridge, 2008; Nightingale, 1851). Her understanding of hospital method, policies and nursing background helped Nightingale with her experiences. Of even greater consequence was Nightingale’s perception that formalized education was a necessary component of nurse preparation (Nightingale, 1851). For a year in the early 1850’s Nightingale worked in a small hospital in central London. During that time she learned what a nurse entailed. As Nightingales time was coming to an end with the hospital, she was appointed by the Victorian government to lead a group of thirty-eight women to Ottoman, Turkey, to provide nursing care for British soldiers fighting the Crimean War