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    In nursing school, I remembered learning about Florence Nightingale and her impact in nursing. Still to this day, her teachings and work to advance nursing is discussed. The nursing profession has grown and evolved a great deal since the times of Nightingale. However, visionaries such as her and their theories have been the ones making that happen. “The first three American training schools for nurses, modeled after Nightingale's famous school at St. Thomas’ Hospital in London, opened in 1873” (Black

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    Florence Nightingale is known as not only one of the most important women of all time, but as one of the most influential people in health history. She is known for her work in nursing and for establishing modern nursing. Florence Nightingale dedicated herself to nursing entirely, refusing marriage to focus solely on her practice. She worked hard and made an impact one can only imagine to inspire. Florence Nightingale was born on May 12th, 1820, in Florence, Italy, to William and Frances Nightingale

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    Have you ever heard of Florence Nightingale, The Women who pioneered modern nursing? She once said, “I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse” her abilities were uncanny in the world of nursing. When she was working at a war hospital she went around at night with a lamp to check all the patients. Florence was always very humble though. She didn’t like talking about her success, so after her death the people writing her biography interviewed her relatives about her early life

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    Florence Nightingale pioneered nursing during the 19th and 20th centuries. She began her work improving sanitation in military hospitals and then established the standard form of nursing. Florence Nightingale embodied the qualities of the Grad at Grad document through her strong work ethic, promotion of justice, and her ability to gain trust that facilitates the development of leadership. On May 12, 1820, Florence Nightingale was born to William Edward and Frances Nightingale. Florence lived a

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    Florence Nightingale “I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took excess.” (The Famous People 1). Florence Nightingale was one of the first nurses on battlefield she opened many opportunities for women to become nurses. She found out that sanitation was key to keeping others healthy. Being that Florence Nightingale was one of the first female nurses, I am thankful she opened the door for me and others to be able to pursue my dream of becoming a nurse practitioner. In discussion of Florence

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    Abstract This paper consists of Florence Nightingale’s theory and its contribution to the world of nursing. Nightingale accomplished many things during her lifetime, and played a large role in the Crimean war. She also established the first school of nursing. Many aspects of her environmental theory are still used today. The patient, health, environment, and nursing are all important concepts discussed within this paper and what Nightingale believed each meant. Nightingale’s plays an extremely important

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    Florence Nightingale was the younger of two children in her family, her mother was Frances Nightingale and her father was William Shore Nightingale. As a young child Florence was very active in philanthropy, she helped the ill and the poor people in her village. By the age sixteen is was clear to her that nursing had been her calling. When she approached her parents with her divine purpose in life her parents were not pleased, in fact her parents forbade her to purse nursing. In her social standing

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    Florence Nightingale: Saint or Sinner When one hears the name, Florence Nightingale, the word nurse is instantly paired with it because of her contributions to nursing. Florence Nightingale became a national heroine after nursing the British troops at Scutari in the Crimean War during 1854-56 and became a pioneer for nursing using sanitary and administrative techniques. According to editor, Lynn McDonald, in Florence Nightingale- An Introduction to Her Life and Family: Collected Works of Florence

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    Florence Nightingale’s Impact on Medicine a. Vignette of a hospital pre Nightingale era Imagine a room in a hospital; you are lying on a bed, with linens since your admission, the room is very cold and dark at the same time, without proper ventilation. The bathroom you have does not have proper drainage; outside environment is as noisy as having a construction site as a neighbor. Health care providers come in just for the job and merely not care about you; their hands are not even clean and washed

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    Florence Nightingale (1820–1910), considered the founder of educated and scientific nursing and widely known as "The Lady with the Lamp", wrote the first nursing notes that became the basis of nursing practice and research. The notes, entitled Notes on Nursing: What it is, what is not (1860), listed some of her theories that have served as foundations of nursing practice in various settings, including the succeeding conceptual frameworks and theories in the field of nursing. Nightingale is considered

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