Florence Nightingale Flashcards
Became known for work in
Crimean War
Mortality was 42.7% and 6 months after it dropped to
2.2%
Mother of Nursing
Florence Nightingale
11 COMPONENTS OF THE THEORY
HEALTH OF HOUSES VENTILATION AND WARMING LIGHT NOISE VARIETY BED AND BEDDING CLEANLINESS OF ROOMS AND WALLS PERSONAL CLEANLINESS CHATTERING HOPES AND ADVICES OBSERVATION OF THE SICK SOCIAL CONSIDERATION
Supported importance of looking beyond the individual to the social environment in which he or she lived
SOCIAL CONSIDERATION
Teach them what to observe, how to observe, what symptoms to indicate improvement, what is the reverse, which is the importance, which is of none, which are of evidence of neglect, and what kind of neglect
• Most important practical lesson
OBSERVATION OF THE SICK
False hope is depressing: worry and fatigue
CHATTERING HOPES AND ADVICE
cleanliness extends to the nurse
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
Removal of dust, not relocation
CLEANLINESS OF ROOMS AND WALLS
Placement of the bed
BED AND BEDDING
Clean house, clean spirit
HEALTH OF HOUSES
Consider the source of air is difficult to receive
• Temperature: not too warm, not too cold
VENTILATION AND WARMING
Second to fresh air
• Noted that the sick rarely lie with their face towards the wall but are much more likely to face the window, the source of the sun
LIGHT
Patients should never be awakened intentionally or accidentally during the first part of sleep
NOISE
Effect of the mind upon the body
Attempt to stimulate variety in the room and with the client
VARIETY
