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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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    n 1418 the town fathers of Florence finally addressed a monumental problem they’d been ignoring for decades: the enormous hole in the roof of their cathedral. Season after season, the winter rains and summer sun had streamed in over Santa Maria del Fiore’s high altar—or where the high altar should have been. Their predecessors had begun the church in 1296 to showcase the status of Florence as one of Europe’s economic and cultural capitals, grown rich on high finance and the wool and silk trades.

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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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    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: 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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    medieval period came to an end, the next couple of centuries helped set the stage for the settlement in the United States. Florence Nightingale Florence went against her parents’ wishes of getting married and starting a family, she wanted to leave an impact on the world. She wanted to do that by improving the profession of nursing and forming 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

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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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    Tornabuoni and Piero di Cosimo de ' Medici, Lorenzo ruled Florence from 1469 until his death in 1492 after his father’s death. He helped make Florence the most important city-state from 1469-1492. Lorenzo de Medici was the most important ruler of Florence because he formed political alliances to protect his people, he was a strong supporter of education, and he was an advocate to many great artists. Although there were many attacks on Florence, Lorenzo risked his life for the safety of his people

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    Florence Nightingale, often called the “lady with the lamp”, is well known for being a pioneer in the field of nursing (Selanders, L., 2015). Florence helped shape nursing into the respected profession that it is today, raising much awareness to the need for improvement in nursing care as well as improved conditions of hospitals and institutions serving the poor. Her effort in these areas was certainly remarkable, but it is only one piece of her large body of work. Little known by many was Florence’s

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    Florence Nightingale and Her Citadel: The Cleansing of the Unsanitary Hospitals by Julia Miller Honors English II Period 2 Mr. John Cosden 31 March 2015 Introduction: Andrew Manson, Florence Nightingale, and the Filthy Hospitals, Nightingale’s Citadel “Don’t you remember how you used to speak of life, that it was an attack on the unknown, an assault uphill-as though you had to take some castle that you knew was there, but couldn’t see

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