Florence Nightingale(1820-1913) ,The
lady with lamp is give us a new way of approach in the field of
nursing.The founder of Modern nursing provide a variety of
direction or approach to meet with nursing.She developed
Environmental Theory of Nursing.She follows some regulations in
their own way and possess philosophy
Florence Nightingale left lasting
impression with her approach to patient care and philosophy of
cleanliness and disease prevention.She changed the way of people
approaching Nursing by being dedicative and compassionate about her
duties.
Florence Nightingale unchanged the
goal of nursing ,namely to provide safe and clean environment that
promote health and wellbeing of the patient.
Modern nursing complex, ever
changing and multifocused. Nigtingale used advocacy early and often
in the development of modern Nursing.In their many letters and
readings that have been survived.
The general nature of nursing:
- Nursing is defined as a unique
profession that is both art and scienceThe basic nursing activity
is the alteration of the internal and external nursing
environmentNursing is autonomous within the defined scope of
practice
- Nursingis collaborative with all
other healthcare professions
- The goal of nursing is to foster
health within the patient
- Individualsare complex, holistic
beings
- Thepower of nursing comes from
decision-making activities based on empirical observation of the
patient
- The practice of nursing should not
be limited by gender, spiritual beliefs, or values
- The nurse should be allowed to
develop to the maximum of his or her potential
- Nursinghas specialized educational
requirements with theoretical and clinical components
- Nursesshould be educated by nurses
who specialize in education
- Nursesshould have a grounding in
basic sciences
- Nursingeducation should be
controlled by the school, not the hospital
- Students are to be regularly
evaluated and apprised of this evaluation during the course of the
education
- The most basic element of research
is empiricism
- Thenurse should be the primary
investigator of nursing phenomena
- Statistics provide the basis for
logical and factual argument