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Lienhard School of Nursing Jing Huo Oleksandr Kokota Aliya Kuerban December 15 th, 2005. Florence Nightingale 1820-1910 —the Lady with the Lamp. Overview:. Why—reason of choosing What—major contributions Who—background How—influences. Reason of Choosing.
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Lienhard School of NursingJing HuoOleksandr KokotaAliya KuerbanDecember 15th, 2005 Florence Nightingale 1820-1910 —the Lady with the Lamp
Overview: • Why—reason of choosing • What—major contributions • Who—background • How—influences
Reason of Choosing • The founder of the modern nursing movement.
Major Contributions—the Crimean War • Crimean War
Major Contributions—the Crimean War • She improved conditions in the field hospital and dropped mortality rates by 40% to just 2%.
Major Contributions—the Crimean War • Reportedly, she treated 2,000 patients herself.
Major Contributions—the Crimean War • She also invented the polar area diagram to dramatize the extent of the needless deaths in British hospitals during the Crimean war.
Major Contributions—the public health care system • Nightingale showed interested in radical reform of public health care even before the Crimean.
Major Contributions—nursing education • Nightingale helped to finance the Nightingale Training School and Women’s Medical College.
Major Contributions—mathematician & statistician • She made extensive use of statistical analysis in the compilation, analysis, and presentation of statistics on medical care and public health.
Background—biography • Born in Florence, Italy • 12 May 1820 • A wealthy family
Background—biography • Returned to England in 1821 • Taught at home with her older sister • Florence was a very clever child One of Florence Nightingale’s childhood homes – Lea Hurst, Derbyshire The Nightingales spent part of the year here and part of the year in Hampshire
Background—biography • In 1837, when she was 17, she felt a “calling” to help people • She visited sick people at their homes • Her parents wanted her to get married • She had other ideas and travelled in Europe looking at hospitals
Background—biography • In 1854 the Crimean War broke out – England was at war with Russia • People in England heard that soldiers in hospitals were poorly treated. • Florence was invited to take a group of 38 female nurses to work in hospitals in the Crimea.
Background—biography • War finished in 1856 Florence returned to England. • She wanted to improve hospitals in this country • Conditions in hospitals began to improve 1883 Royal Red Cross 1907 Order of Merit
Background—biography • Florence died of old age in 1910 • She was buried near to her parents’ home in Hampshire.
Background—education • The early education of Florence was placed in the hands of governesses, later their Cambridge educated father took over responsibility himself.
Background—religion • Religion played an important part in Nightingale’s life.
Florence Nightingale Florence is remembered today as the person responsible for improving conditions in hospitals and making nursing an acceptable job
Influences—Nightingale in China • Nightingale has been honored on the stamps of 15 countries, including China.
Influences—Nightingale in China • Chinese Nightingale —Ju Ying, Lin
Influences—Nightingale in China • Florence Li Tim-Oi’s story
Florence Nightingale Acknowledgements • www.florencenightingale.co.uk • Britannica Student Encyclopaedia from Encyclopaedia Britannica Online • www.gardenofpraise.com • www.thelighthouseforeducation.co.uk
