FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE Flashcards
Mother of Modern Nursing
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
Manipulation of the environment for the patient’s fast recovery
ENVIRONMENTAL THEORY
International Nurses Day
MAY 12
When was Florence Nightingale born?
MAY 12, 1820
Significant work of Florence Nightingale
SENT TO CRIMEAN WAR IN SCUTARI HOSPITAL AND TENDED THE INJURED SOLDIERS
Hospital in Turkey where Nightingale was sent
SCUTARI HOSPITAL
The lady with the lamp
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
One of Nightingale’s books
NOTES ON NURSING: WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT IS NOT
Death of Florence Nightingale
AUG 13, 1910
Nightingale died on what age?
90 YRS OLD
Major areas that nurses could control
- Health of Houses
- Ventilation and Warming
- Light
- Noise
5.. Variety - Bed & Beddings
- Cleanliness of Rooms & Walls
- Personal Cleanliness
- Nutrition and Taking Food
- Chattering of Hopes and Advices
- Observation of the Sick
- Petty Management
Allow air circulation for the bad air to exit and clean air to enter
VENTILATION AND WARMING
Patient should not be too warm or too cold
VENTILATION AND WARMING
It is the source of Vitamin D
LIGHT
Vitamin D releases a hormone called ___
SEROTONIN
Noises created by physical activities in the environment must be avoided by the nurse.
NOISE
Cleanliness of nurses by washing hands, and by being neat and presentable.
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
No folds or creases to avoid pressure ulcers/marks on the skin
BED & BEDDINGS
Badly constructed houses/hospitals result to stagnant air that causes diseases.
HEALTH OF HOUSES
The need for color/form changes
VARIETY
Rotate paintings every day, week, or month
VARIETY
Frequent small servings than large breakfast or dinner is more beneficial for patients
NUTRITION AND TAKING FOOD
Protect patients from receiving bad news/guests that affect them negatively
CHATTERING HOPES AND ADVICES
What are the environmental factors in Nightingale’s Theory?
-PURE FRESH AIR
-PURE WATER
-EFFECTIVE DRAINAGE
-CLEANLINESS
-LIGHT
Term used by Nightingale in describing bad air
EFFLUVIA
Nurses should posses the ff: (3)
-SKILLS
-KNOWLEDGE
-ATTITUDE
