Florence Nightingale Theory Of Nursing Practice

Margaret Sanger was an exceptionally influential figure for women 's reproductive rights in the 20th century. Margaret Sanger was born in 1879, the sixth of eleven surviving children, in Corning, New York. At age thirteen, Sanger 's mother died, weakened from eighteen childbirths. The tragedy served as an incentive; determined to save women in her mother’s position, Sanger enrolled in a medical program at Claverack College. She graduated in 1900 and began work as a nurse at White Plains Hospital.

Florence chose nursing over marriage when she was 17. She knew that nursing would come first before marriage at this time in her life. Regardless of the discontentment from her parents, Florence set out to chase her dreams of becoming a nurse and registered as a nursing student at the Lutheran Hospital of Pastor Fliedner in Kaiserswerth, Germany. Nightingale was recognized as the first nursing theorist and modern nursing was started in the middle of the 18th century. She educated herself and trained for nursing at the age of

Crumpler became a nurse, a profession that did not require formal education in that time, and cared for patients in Massachusetts for eight years. She was eventually admitted to the New England Female Medical college in 1860, and graduated in 1864. She was the first and only African American to graduate the school due to it closing in 1873. Crumpler practiced medicine in Boston until the end of the Civil War, after which she chose to move to Richmond, Virginia. Virginia was where she believed she would be able to help more people and learn more about the diseases that afflicted women and children.

Riley tried to help Petersen to overcome her situation and find the best treatment for her daughter. NavaHealth was established in 2002 by Riley as a CEO. She had experience about health sector and she realized that there were issues about health services due to increasingly complex in medical system. Based on that, Riley created services that help patients comprehend their

When Eadlyn’s mother was recovering from her heart attack the author describes her as frail and trying to look like she wasn't in pain. Even when she was in pain she still looked amicable. “A second later she stopped smiling at all and moved both of her hands to her chest.” (Cass 50). Another visual the author depicts is when, Eadlyn needed a new dress and look for the report, she chose one of her mother's dresses.

The hull house helped out so many people in need and in Addams doing this she had been give the Nobel prize and became the first woman to gain this accomplishment. She argued that society should both respect the values and traditions of immigrants and help the newcomers adjust to American institutions. A new social idea was needed! She said, to stem social conflict and address the problems of urban life and industrial capitalism. Although tolerant of other ideas and social philosophies, Addams believed in Christian morality and the greatness of learning by doing.

In honor of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, a tradition/pledge that states the ethics and principles of the nursing profession is said at pinning ceremonies by nurses. Florence Nightingale has had a the most powerful influence on modern nursing through her implementation of sanitary health practices in hospitals starting in the 1850s. She also helped change the perspective of nursing as a lower/menial job. During her lifetime, she implemented practices that were not used before that would help patients from contracting diseases from wounds. She considered these never-before-implemented hygienic practices as practices that should have already been considered as common sense.

Nancy Brinker had created the Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization. (“About Me.”). Nancy had globalized the breast cancer awareness in not only women but also in men all around the world. She is the leading supporter of funding for the disease. She has raised billions of dollars for research and for the opportunity for screenings globally.

Florence Nightingale influenced a social movement that impacted the development of professional nursing in the U.S. In 19th century before Florence Nightingale’s time, families and friends cared for their loved ones at home and there were untrained and uneducated women who worked in the hospitals. But Florence Nightingale changed all the chaos and improved hospital settings. Due to her passion of nursing, Florence Nightingale changed the condition of the health care systems and instituted nursing as a respected profession. She structured nursing schools for nurses as to become respected professionals. Demand for higher education for nurses also impacted the development of professional nursing.

Analysis of the Nurse Industry Nursing is a profession focusing on healthcare on a personal and public scale. This industry for centuries nurses have been a practice, however it wasn’t till Florence Nightingale that nursing became an established as a profession, she created the foundations of modern nursing. What It Is and What It Is Not (1860) by Nightingale were the first documented notes on the philosophy of nursing (Crisp, Douglas, Rebeiro & Waters, 2009). Following that she founded the Nightingale Training School for Nurses; the first institution for nursing.

After joining the Catholic Faith in 1805, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton found joy that her desire for the Bread of Life continued in the church. Also, having lost her biological mother at a young age, she found comfort in the idea that the Blessed Virgin was truly her mother. Elizabeth then started a school at the suggestion of the president of St. Mary 's College in Baltimore, Maryland. When parents became aware of Elizabeth’s faith, they quickly removed their girls from the school. Saint Elizabeth, and two other young woman then began plans for a Sisterhood, and later established the first free Catholic school in America.

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. According to Faust, Florence Nightingale influenced both Northern and Southern women decision to join nursing during the Civil War (pg 92).

Queen Victoria died in January one the 22, 1901 at 81 years old. In the articles readers see, “Victoria died at age 81 on the Isle of Wight, an island in the English Channel”(www.mymcpl.org).”She is buried in a mausoleum at Frogmore, Windsor”(woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk). Victoria had a long life as royalty, married her cousin, had nine children, and lived for 63 years. After her husband died though, she wouldn’t go out to the public. She had kept herself isolated for the outside, she really loved him, and relied on him to be there for her.

Her two parents set great examples for her and thrived her for the best she could be. Her dad James Henry MacGill was a well-known layer and her mother Helen Gregory MacGill was a journalist and BC’s first women judge. Helen worked to change legislation to improve the lives of women and children in Canada and was a strong role model for her daughter. Elsie had two step older step brothers from her mother’s first marriage. In Elsie’s early years, all of her siblings were homeschooled including herself.

My nursing Philosophy is characterized by caring, empathy, holistic care, and being sensitive to different backgrounds and cultures to all patients and their families. Recognizing that everyone is an individual and unique in their own way and not to be judgmental. As a nursing student, I believe the nature of nursing is rooted in the commitment to public service and making a difference in helping others during a time of need. I chose nursing as my profession because, I believe that we all have a purpose in life, and my purpose is having the desire to help others through care and healing. I first became interested in nursing when I was in high school; during this time my grandmother became ill and had to be placed in a nursing home