Florence Nightingale Leadership Style

The Civil War opened up the field of nursing to women, breaking down yet another barrier of the strict gender roles placed on women during the nineteenth century. Women from both the North and the South joined the Civil War as both nurses and “matrons”. The comparison of the way Faust presents Northern and Southern women in the book Mothers of Inventions, lends insight on the similarities and differences between Union and Confederate nurses.

Throughout the course of human history, nothing we do has ever had as rapid and drastic an effect on history as war. Disasters would be near second place, and coincidentally Clara Barton affected both. Out of a multitude of achievements things, she was a nurse during the Civil War, did many things women of her day could not, and started the American Red Cross. Clara Barton was revolutionary for her influence on society and medicine in American history.

As children when we grow up we almost always automatically know what we want to be. I wanted to be a fashion designer, then an actress, and it was not until 7th grade that I realized becoming a nurse was my passion. After doing research on my field, Mary Eliza Mahoney is the person I look up to. Mary was the first African American women to complete nurse’s training in 1879. Mary Eliza Mahoney was born in a small neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts in 1845. Raised from nothing at the age of 18, she decided she wanted to pursue a career in nursing. After being accepted into the hospital nursing school, she was 1 of 4 out of 42 people that graduated the next year. Mahoney’s professionalism made her a much-respected nurse and she went on and succeeded in this field. Mahoney 's accomplishments have driven me to

In the essay “ Nursing’s Code of Ethics, Social Ethics, and Social Policy,” Marsha D. Fowler explains the history of Nursing ethics and what should be utilized in today’s society. Fowler explains to her readers what nurses should promote within the healthcare field. The purpose of her essay is to persuade her audience, whom are Nurses or someone who has background knowledge, into taking action. In order to explain the importance of ethics, Fowler uses two primary arguments emphasising, nurses need to have a stronger voice in policy making and they need to follow the code of ethics which was set for them. Fowler (2016) concludes in her article by encouraging nurses to take action and

Christina Hawthorne is the Chief Nursing Officer of Richmond Trinity Hospital in the first season of the television series Hawthorne. This character contains many exemplary characteristics any credible nurse should possess, and she loves her job despite all the long hours she puts in. Christina Hawthorne is not only exceedingly passionate about her job, but also empathetic towards her patients, knowledgeable about symptoms, diagnoses, and treatments, interpersonal with her patients, and very dedicated to her profession. Her character has made me realize how crucial nursing is, and what kind of person it takes to be a nurse. Hawthorne has also opened my eyes to see some of the common misconceptions about nursing such as sexism and roles of nurses

Throughout the course of World War One over 2,000 nurses from The Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) severed overseas as nurses. Alongside Australian nurses working for other organisnistaions such as Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS) and the red cross. They worked in hospitals, hospital ships and trains. They served in a range of different countries including Britain, India, France, Belgium, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Women serving as nurses were often motivated by “a sense of duty, a close connection to loved ones, serving overseas or a desire to have an adventure”. (Great War Nurses, n.d.) Women’s roles as nurses during World War One were highly significant as they helped the wounded and sick. Although they were so important they did not have the amount of appreciation than the soldiers did fighting. The nurses put in a lot of effort and worked very hard throughout the time of war and should 've got more credit for what they did. The amount of work that nurses undertook and what they had to go through is reflected in this letter written by Gertrude Doherty (a nurse who served in World War One writing to her cousin Muriel in

Although Nightingale’s work in the Crimea hurt her health, she still was able to make an impact on the nursing career and influence many people. By the time she left Scutari, the troops and public admired Nightingale as the “ ‘Lady with the Lamp.’ ” (Farnsworth 133) Nightingale rescued

Although the profession of nursing embodies numerous traits, the core traits I believe best symbolize nursing are; trustworthiness, being knowledgeable, compassionate, respectful and caring. The traits I will discuss in further depth are compassion, respect and knowledge. These three qualities I will apply to real life nursing situations. I will define how they are showcased by inspiring nursing teams and how far these traits take one in not only their nursing pursuit but also their everyday lives. For the compassionate nurse I will discuss, compassion literacy, delivering compassionate care, barriers to compassionate care and compassion fatigue and how countless nurses overcome this reoccurring response.

Florence Nightingale was a legend in her period and was one of the greatest modernizers in nursing. In her 90 years, she accomplished great things in the nursing field. Her accounts of nursing health, environment, and humanity are outstanding and still accurate to this day. Nightingale transformed nursing and changed the way nursing was regarded. She still impacts nursing today and issues during her time continues to persist.

Anytime you walk into a hospital or a medical office one thing you will find a nurses. According to “the Bureau of Labor Statistics data in 2014 2.7 million jobs” (How many nurses are there? And other facts) are in the field of nursing. 719,900 of the 2.7 million jobs belonged to licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses. (Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses). “Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) provide basic nursing care” (Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses). These nurses can be found in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, and also in group homes. The nurses need a license and may work under the supervision of a registered nurse. (29-2061.00 - Licensed

Florence Nightingale was born into a wealthy family; Nightingale was determined to enter nursing despite its low status at this time. Florence Nightingale was truly inspirational and changed the face of nursing from a mostly untrained profession to a highly skilled and well respected medical profession with very important responsibilities. She showed that trained nurses and good hygiene help sick people get better. She opened the first professional nursing school in history. It was because of the influence of Florence Nightingale that nursing as a profession became what it is today. Nurses today owe Florence Nightingale great respect for paving the way. In January 1974, 12 May was chosen to celebrate the day as it is the anniversary

Known as the mother of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale was also a statistician and an acclaimed English social reformer. Her life, which spanned from 1820 to 1910, defied the Victorian social expectation of being a wife and mother. She illustrates this defiance in “Cassandra” as she argues that “Passion, intellect,” and “moral activity” were never satisfied under the “cold and oppressive conventional [Victorian] atmosphere” (Nightingale 1586). Written immediately prior to her involvement in the Crimean War in 1852, “Cassandra” viciously attacked the structure of the Victorian family. This bitter critique came from her own experiences as the daughter of an upper middle class Victorian family. She mirrored these personal frustrations in other women of the same class and predicament during 19th century Britain. As a result, “Cassandra” reflects two narratives—one of Nightingale’s own struggle and one of women at large during the 19th century.

Florence Nightingale, a women in the 1800’s. She had her life planed out for her until she decided to changed that. She was supposed to be a nice proper lady just like all the other rich woman back then. But she didn't like that idea. Florence wanted to help people, make something out of her self. Something great, and she did. Also to be part of society you couldn't have a job you just had to hold a post or a lady could volunteer her time for a worthy cause. The Nightingales were still new, but well known and they were wealthy. But to be a part of society they would have to have no jobs. So they could barley see little Florence Nightingale making rules on her own. But once again Florence hated this idea she was certain that God had something planed out for her to do and she was going to do it, she was going to do something great, as soon as she found out what is was.

The goals of nursing profession are involve ethical and protecting patients from harm (Kopala& Burkhart, 2005). It is looking at or investigating certain issues about human ability that concerned what ought to be, what is right, or wrong. Nurses have to face with patients, families, physicians, and other professionals who are a

Florence used the money to start the Nightingale Training School for nurses in London. The trained nurses were sent to hospitals all over Britain. They introduced her ideas and trained other under trained nurses. Florence Nightingale never really recovered from the physical strain of the Crimean War. She almost never left home, and she stayed in bed much of the time, but she continued to fight for reform of military hospitals and medical care. She died in London, England on August 13,