Florence Nightingale (182-191) was born in Florence, Italy, and moved to England with her parents. I studied at the University of Paris in France, and I know English, French, Italian and German.
Nightingale's family is very rich. Her parents hope that she can develop her literary and musical talents, get into the upper class, get married early and inherit the family business, but she is not interested in it. She has a lofty ideal that the true meaning of life lies in doing something useful for mankind. Being a good nurse is her only long-cherished wish in her life.
in p>1844, Florence Nightingale set out from Britain and traveled to France, Germany, Belgium, Italy and other European countries, and at the same time visited hospitals in various countries. In 185, she went to a female nursing school in Germany and received short-term medical training. In 1853, he was hired as the supervisor of the London Nursing Association for Sick Women.
The Crimean War broke out in p>1854. Turkey, Britain, France and Sardinia declared war on Russia in order to win control of the Balkans. At that time, the battlefield hospitals in Britain were poorly managed, the conditions were extremely poor, and there were no nurses to care for the sick and wounded. The death rate of soldiers was as high as 5%. Nightingale volunteered to go to the battlefield as a nurse. At the invitation of the British government, she led 38 nurses to the front line to serve in four field hospitals. At that time, frontline supplies were scarce, water sources were insufficient, sanitation was extremely poor, and doctors were hostile. However, she was not discouraged, tried her best to eliminate all kinds of difficulties, solved the necessities and food for the wounded and sick, and organized the soldiers' families to work together, so that the situation in the field hospital improved obviously in about half a year, and the mortality rate of the wounded and sick dropped to 2.2%. Her achievements have been recognized.
Florence Nightingale is kind, caring for the sick and wounded day and night with a high sense of responsibility. Every night, when she carried an oil lamp to patrol the sick and wounded, the soldiers kissed her wherever she went to show her high respect and called her "Lady with a lantern".
in p>1856, nightingale was appointed as the director of the women's nursing department of the army hospital. After returning to China after the war, she was honored as a national hero, but she was humble and courteous, and she was very strict in self-restraint. She refused the official transportation and all the entertainment events, and was determined to continue to work hard to improve the sanitary conditions of the army. In 1857, she promoted the establishment of the Royal Army Health Committee, and in the same year, she opened the Army Medical School.
in p>186, nightingale founded the world's first regular nursing school, nightingale nursing school, in St. Thomas' hospital in England with a public donation of 4,4 pounds awarded by the British government. Subsequently, the training of midwives and nurses in workhouses was established. She made outstanding contributions to hospital management, military health care, nurse education and training, and was praised as the founder of modern nursing education by later generations.
in p>191, nightingale became blind due to overwork. In 197, the king of England issued a royal decree and awarded Florence Nightingale a medal of merit, making her the first woman in British history to accept this highest honor. After her death, according to her will, there was no state funeral. However, in order to show her reverence and admiration, the world regards her birthday on May 12th as the International Nurses' Day
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE-Englishman
florence nightingale, an Englishman, was born in Florence, Italy on May 12th, 182, and her parents named her after the city. She died in her sleep in 191. She was born in a well-known and wealthy family and was educated in the family since childhood. Her father is a learned and educated man, who has provided her with education in classical books, mathematics, philosophy and language. Her mother is very dissatisfied with her because she has no intention of getting married. She chose to be a nurse among being a housewife, a writer and a nurse. Since she was a child, she often looked after the sick and disabled in nearby villages and cared for her relatives to relieve the suffering of the sick. Her parents objected to her becoming a nurse, believing that it was detrimental to her family honor. However, feudal consciousness and social influence never made her lose confidence in nursing work.
In her time, no one with status was a nurse. Nurses are often ignorant, rude, alcoholic and untrained women. She took advantage of her trip to Europe to learn about nursing work in various places. Finally, she chose the Kaiserworth Hospital, where she attended a four-month short-term training course in 1851, which finally realized her dream of studying as a nurse. During her study, she personally experienced that nursing work must pay hard work in many aspects to relieve pain and give spiritual comfort to patients.
in p>1853, she became the director of women's hospital in London. The following year, the Crimean War broke out. At the invitation of the government, she took 38 suitable women and left London on October 21, 1854 for Crimea.
In Crimea, Nightingale found it difficult to work: the army leaders were suspicious of her work, the hospital was short of supplies, and the nurses' discipline was poor. Faced with all kinds of difficulties, she focused on rectifying rules and discipline. Due to the support from all sides, the hospital supply has improved; Careful nursing saved the lives of many soldiers. In order to show their gratitude, the soldiers stopped swearing and being rude. When the night was quiet, nightingale was patrolling the ward with an oil lamp, and the soldiers were lying on the bed kissing her figure falling on the wall. She should also pay attention to whether the soldiers' wounds have been changed and whether they have received proper diet. She comforted the seriously ill and urged the soldiers to write home and send the rest of the money to help their families. She also sent hundreds of letters to the families of the dead soldiers. In a short time, she became a legendary figure among soldiers, and at the same time, the whole Britain also knew "Lady with a lantern". During her short six months in Crimea, the death rate of soldiers dropped from 5% to 22%.
Nightingale suffered from Crimean fever in Crimea, and she continued to work before she fully recovered. In November 1856, she returned to England as the last evacuee. After returning to England, she was extremely tired, but soon, she continued to be busy with the military health work returned by the Royal Special Investigation Committee. Therefore, although in 1855, she received funds from all sides to run a nursing school, but she was unable to start the work of running a nursing school immediately. She believes that nursing schools must be combined with hospitals. Finally, she chose St. Thomas Hospital in London as her school base. In 1869, Nightingale Nursing Training School opened.
at the beginning of the nightingale nursing school, there were 15 women, aged between 25 and 35, and the training time was one year. Students' food, accommodation, uniforms and tuition fees are all free, and a grant of 1 pounds is given every year. The school was entrusted to the nursing director of St. Thomas Hospital, and Nightingale had only been to the school twice. But she has been paying close attention to the development of the school. The hospital nursing director kept asking her for instructions and reporting everything in the school. Nurses and head nurses often have interviews at Nightingale's home.
nightingale lived to be 9 years old despite her poor health. Until she was 8 years old, she continued to work for the nursing career. She kept reading and writing reports, giving suggestions on hospital construction, meeting people who wanted to discuss their work with her, and meeting nurses and asking about their work. Nurses who graduated from Nightingale Nursing School have gone to various countries to help improve hospital nursing. Nightingale was most happy to hear about the progress made in nursing.
Nightingale's greatest achievement is the establishment of nursing specialty, but its influence is far more than that. In the early Victorian era, women learned very little outside the housekeeper, and very few women's achievements were to become ladies. Nightingale's achievement is that women have the ability to do more. She didn't emphasize the equality between men and women. She did a lot for women and won the freedom she enjoys today.
Ms. nightingale devoted her life to the nursing cause with the noblest dedication, and strived for the nursing cause all her life. British people