What are the long lasting impacts of Florence Nightingale on NURSING?
1. I already have down that she pioneered and elevated the profession of nursing.
2. DO NOt give me the link to wikipedia as i have already looked at that site and found the information to be completely and utterly incorrect.
3. Why was she so important?
thanks Kindly!
2007-12-06 15:08:45 · 6 answers · asked by Tom 2 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
Florence Nightingale realized that germs caused death and therefore insisted equipment be cleaned between surgeries. Also she promoted standards of nursing care to make effective care universal.
Unintentionally she was a feminist. She did not act to promote women’s rights, she worked to improve the quality of care to humans, but being a female and not stirring sentiments of feminism she did open the door for women to seek a profession.
If one announces a fight, surely rebellion will make the fight harder. She fought for better care of patients and caused a demand for women to be in the work force rather than fighting for the right to work.
She promoted independence from the medical association, she developed the standard of compassionate care, and she initiated the bedside role that only nurses can fulfill. Also she brought about the notion of nursing being a profession whereas women can demand pay and benefits that make us non dependant on a man. (Today, many nurses are the supporters of their family- both men and women).
2007-12-06 15:22:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Florence Nightingale is considered important because she used her patriotic feelings, organisational ability and connections to establish successful field hospitals for soldiers, using a 'military' structure (hierarchy) which was later successfuly transferred to civilian medical care.
'Nursing' has been around since the dawn of time, and although there is a lot of sentimental nonsense talked about Nightingale redefining nursing, whatt she actually did was introduce modern management techniques into the field and employ a largely female workforce in a disciplined and socially acceptable fashion.
She also worked in the field of public health until old age, doing much to introduce more hygenic practices and the district nurse programme.
Try a couple of the links below and good luck :-)
2007-12-06 16:08:16 · answer #2 · answered by thing55000 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Florence nightingale made modern nursing and medicine much better
2014-01-26 05:12:50 · answer #3 · answered by Jon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
besides that, it replaced into for the duration of / from her time that they comprehend the will for sterilization and use of unpolluted scientific equipments that help stave off micro organism and an infection. sparkling sanitary situations help healing. cleanliness is next to godliness. the autoclave device replaced into invented round her time and together with her inputs. she helped planned nursing in its present day style and helped in well being center shape making plans. she is unquestionably a nightingale.
2016-11-13 22:41:11 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look up the histories of the following:
Fray (Friar) Juan de Mena
(The first Male nurse in America)
Mary Seacole
The black woman upon whom the 'legend' of F.N. is based.
Mary Eliza Mahony
1st African-American R.N. in U.S.of A.
James Derham
Ex-slave and Male Nurse
Ethel Fenwick
The very first Nurse to ever be listed on the first Nurses Register.
Rufaidah bint Sa'ad
Founder of Islamic nursing in the 1st century A.D.
2007-12-06 15:27:13 · answer #5 · answered by Ashleigh 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes, she did all those wonderful things and then died of tertiary syphilis.
2007-12-06 23:34:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋