Florence Nightingale Flashcards
is the most recognized name in the field of nursing
Florence Nightingale
changed the face of nursing to create sanitary conditions for patients to get care
Environmental Theory
when and where was Forence Nightingale born?
May 12, 1820 in Florence, Italy
where did Florence Nightingale study nursing?
Kaisersworth, Germany in the Institution of Deaconesses
Because of Florence Nightingale’s works in reforming nursing, she was given the title
Founder of Modern Nursing
Nightingale strongly advocated that
nursing knowledge is distinct from medical knowdledge
Nightingale’s philosophy in nursing is
environement-oriented
Factors that influenced the development of Nightingale’s philosophy of nursing:
- personal, societal, and professional values and concerns
- her education from her father
- her social status as a Victorian lady
4 religious affiliations and beliefs
viewed the manipulation of the physical environment as a major component of nursing care
Environmental Theory
Nightingale identified the following aspects as major areas of the physical, social, and psychological environment that the nurse could control:
- health of houses
- ventilation and warming
- light
- noise
- variety
- bed and bedding
- cleanliness of rooms and walls
- personal cleanliness
- nutrition and taking food
- chattering hopes and advices
- observation of the sick
- petty management
Nightingale used ________________________ in the conceptualization of her philosophy based on her description of health and sanitary conditions in Crimea and England
empirical evidence
The major assumption of nightingale’s Environmental Philosophy on Environment
Environment: anything that can be manipulated to place a patient in the best possible condition for nature to act
The physical component of the environment refers to (7)
ventilation, warmth, light, nutrition, medicine, stimulation, room temperature and activity
The psychological components of the environment include
avoiding chattering hopes and providing variety
The major assumption of nightingale’s Environmental Philosophy on Person
Person: the one who is receiving care; a dynamic and complex being
Nightingale envisioned the person as
comprimising physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual components
The major assumption of Nightingale’s Environmental Philosophy on Health
Health: Healthy is not only to be well, but to be able to use well every power we have
Nightingale believed in the _______________________________________ in addition to nursing patients from illness to health
prevention and health promotion
The major assumption of Nightingale’s Environmental Philosophy on Nursing
Nursing: Nightingale believed nursing to be a spiritual calling. Nurses were to assist nature to repair the patient
Nightingale defined different types of nursing as
nursing proper (nursing the sick), general nursing (health promotion), and midwifery nursing
nursing proper
nursing the sickrs
general nursing
health promotion
Nightingale viewed nursing as the
Science of environmental management
nurses were to use _____________________________________________________ to allow nature to effectively repair the patient
common sense, observation, and ingenuity
Nightingale believed
Observation may always be improved with training —- will seldom be present without training; for otherwise the nurse does not know what to look for
changed the face of nursing to create sanitary conditions for patients to get care
Enviromental Theory