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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale was the first nurse who gave the real meaning to nursing. During the second world war, many soldiers were wounded in the war. The soldiers needed care and Florence Nigtingale together with other nurses and health staffs provided care to the wounded sloldiers. The care included curative, preventive, promotive services to the soldiers. She used to observe the conditions of the injured soldiers at night carrying the lamp in her hand so she is known as "The lady with the lamp". The contribution given by her is so tremendous in the field of nursing that all the nurses respect her . The theory given by her  i.e. Nightingale's environmental theory which focuses on the impact of environment on treatment of the clients. The environmental conditions included safety, lightening , ventilation, peace, hygiene, etc. Most of the nurses in today's world are following her theory in nursing to provide the best treatment to the clients. The contribution given by her is so much remarkable that her image cannot be forgotten. She also gave funds to the charity and gave hope to other nurses for their bright future.

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