Florence Nightingale

1. When Mrs. Nightingale traveled to Kaiserwerth-am-Rein in Germany, she acquired three fundamental principles that would shape her future ideas: hygiene, nutrition, and the recognition that nursing extends beyond caregiving by encompassing scientific knowledge. 2. As the hospital administrator in London, Mrs. Nightingale introduced numerous improvements. These included nursing education, the establishment of a medical…

According to Polit (2012), several would agree that research in nursing began with Florence Nightingale. She saved thousands of soldier’s lives during the Crimean War by improving the military hospital’s unsanitary conditions. She then later helped build medical reform by using statistical evidence to prove that more soldiers died as a result of unsanitary and…

Professional nursing holds a unique place in the American health care system. As members of the largest health care profession, the nation’s 2. 9 million nurses work in diverse settings and fields and are frontline providers of health care services. While most nurses work in acute-care settings such as hospitals, nurses’ expertise and skills extend…

The nursing practice has evolved over time to address some of the changes in healthcare needs and improve the efficiency of the nursing practice to achieve the desired healthcare goals (Cordo &amp Hill-Rodriguez, 2017). Nursing practice has evolved from the simple setting of home care provided by unskilled men and women in the first to…

Abstract Studying the historical development of nursing helps the nurse to recognize the numerous forces and issues that confront the nursing profession. In addition, understanding the history of nursing allows the nurse to gain appreciation for the role of the nurse and the evolution of the nursing profession. The nursing discipline is full of history…

The following essay will look into the history of nursing; it will be looking at where men fit into nursing history and will draw upon some examples of men in the role of nursing it will then move forward to times where men began to disappear from the nursing role and reasons why. The effects…

Introduction Nursing is a profession that involved in identifying its own unique body of knowledge essential to nursing practice. To identify the knowledge base, nurses should develop and recognize theories that are specific to nursing. Parker and Smith (2010) define theory as a set of concepts, definitions and propositions that project a systematic view of…

Lady with a Lamp: Reflections on the Life and Impact of Florence Nightingale Introduction “A lady with a lamp shall stand in the great history of the land,” proclaimed Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1857) in his poem “Santa Filomena. ” Wadsworth was, of course, reflecting upon the great many contributions to society made by Florence Nightingale….

Clarissa “Clara” Harlowe Barton was the first president of the American Red Cross organization. She was born in Massachusetts to a farmer and a valued member of the community. As a smart girl, she achieved many things early in life, including teaching at several schools by the age of 30. In 1869, Barton felt the…

ANA and the Nine Provisions The American Nursing Association (ANA) is a professional organization that supports over 3. 1 million nursing professionals in the areas by providing high standards of nursing practice, supporting the rights of nurses in the workplace, exhibiting a progressive and sincere view on nursing, and by raising awareness regarding regulatory agencies…