Unlike Florence Nightingale who was asked to go there, she went there herself to help. When Florence Nightingale first arrived she worked in the Turkish hospital Scutari. The hospital was dirty, disease ridden and overcrowded. There was not the right equipment either.
Midwives are known as one of the oldest professions. Also, unfortunately, the midwife profession can be defined as untrained and uneducated. Many people from centuries back that lived in colonies did not support the job of a midwife and to this day, there is still plenty of people that don't see the good and all the hard work that a midwife does. However, that is a misconception. Most people are not properly informed how midwives truly work and how highly respected they are by many cultures and by people.
Historical Figures of Nursing Diane Eugenio NUR/391 January 20, 2013 Tricia Proctor Historical Figures of Nursing Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton were two intelligent, dedicated, and brave women who gained worldwide adulation (Spiegel, 1995, p. 501) and helped advance the practice of modern day nursing. Nightingale, using statistics, decreased the amount of soldiers’ deaths due to infection during the Crimean War and created a system of training nurses that would lead to them being considered “professional” for the first time. Clara Barton “embarked on a lengthy struggle to found the American Red Cross” (Spiegel, p. 501), which to this day gives aid and comfort following calamities throughout the world. Florence Nightingale came from an upper class family in England. She was well-educated, after completing her studies in math, natural science, Greek, Latin, German, French, Italian, and ancient and modern literature (Egenes, 2009, p. 4).
Many women performing nursing functions in the almshouses (medical care for all by the Elizabethan Poor Law provided minimal care, most often in almshouses supported by local government, sought to regulate where the poor could live as to provide care during illness) and early hospitals in Great Britain were poorly educated, untrained and often undependable (Stanhope & Lancaster 2012) . Florence Nightingale’s vision to train nurses and her model of nursing education for the nursing profession indirectly influenced the development of public health nursing in the United States (Stanhope & Lancaster 2012) . During the Crimean War, the care of the sick and wounded soldiers was inadequate with cramped quarters, poor sanitation, lice and rats, and limited food and supplies. Nightingale was appointed and sent to Asia Minor to address the situation with 40 ladies, 117 hired nurses, and 15 paid servants. I t was at this time, Nightingale’s concept of public health nursing began to identify health care needs that affected the entire population to mobilize resources and organize themselves and the community to provide needs (Stanhope & Lancaster 2012).
That this woman could offer so much reform and understanding for individuals without having a degree in this field is remarkable beyond words. She was an individual who did not want expressions of praise or gratitude for her work. She refused to have hospitals named after her; she desired that her achievements “rest in silence”. This remarkable woman has touched the lives of so many and it is because of her that we can not only thank for the humanity that she brought to the mentally ill but also gives us the knowledge that living conditions can determine the state of one’s
Only ICU nurses were required to participate in the survey. For example, nurses working with pediatrics did not participate in the survey. The information obtained reflects the education of every nurse related to pain assessment and management. The study analyzed factors affecting to effective pain assessment and provided with recommendations to improve pain assessment. | Conclusion | A substantial proportion of intensive care unit nurses did not use pain assessment tools for patients unable to communicate and were unaware of pain management guidelines published by professional societies.
Essay 1: The Novice Nurse Case Study Ethical Considerations in Healthcare June, 2014 Nurses play a vital role in the healthcare system. They make up the greatest number of hospital staff (Siela, Twibell & Keller, 2009). In the clinical setting, they are the ones who provide the majority of care to their patients. Nurses’ care for and advocate for the patients they serve. In addition to the formalized education they receive in nursing school, there is also much to learn when they transition from student to professional nurse.
Through that, John is using a popular method of treating mental illness at the time called “Rest Cure”. At the time, the medical community knew so little about mental illness that doctors would simply tell patients to take a break and sleep it off. Truly ironic, considering that John believes he is at the forefront of advanced medical practice, no? Throughout the story, the narrator isn’t allowed to leave the house for any reason, nor is she allowed to do much of anything while at the house. Based simply on purpose and execution of the idea of the house alone, it seems clear that the house is a symbol of the restricted home life of many women at the time.
CNAs in the Nursing Home I’ve been a Certified Nursing Assistant and worked in numerous nursing homes through out the years. Working at so many different nursing homes I have learned that they are all same. Working in a nursing home as a CNA is very stressful job. The work is never done, there is never enough staff, and the CNAs are very under appreciated. One thing I have learned is that there is always a heavy workload.
Janice West Task B Serious failures to protect individuals from abuse Victoria Climbie Victoria Climbie died at the hands of her Aunt and her boyfriend Carl Manning. She had I total 128 separate injuries to her tiny body. Despite being known to the local Social services and being taken to hospital various times, the system that was set up to protect her, let her down. Who should of protected her? Systems where put in place to protect this little girl through legislation but not acted up on.