Florence Nightingale 1820-1910
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Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)
Overview
Florence Nightingale was a trailblazer in the field of nursing, gaining public recognition for her role as an administrator during the Crimean War. Her relentless dedication to providing sanitary conditions drastically reduced the death rate, earning her lasting fame. Throughout her life, Nightingale continued to advance the nursing profession and championed opportunities for women.
Legacy
In 1893, Lystra E. Gretter and the Farrand Training School for Nurses crafted a version of the Hippocratic Oath for nurses, naming it the Florence Nightingale Pledge in her honor. This pledge is often recited at nursing graduation and pinning ceremonies, as well as during events celebrating Nurses Week (May 6-12) and Nurses Day (May 6), with May 12 marking Nightingale’s birth date.
The Florence Nightingale Pledge
"I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly, to pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and will not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug. I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession, and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work, and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care."
Notable Quotations
- "Women never have a half-hour in all their lives (except before or after anybody is up in the house) that they can call their own, without fear of offending or hurting someone... 'no time in the day to themselves.' [1852]"
- "It may seem a strange principle to enunciate as the very first requirement in a hospital that it should do the sick no harm. [1859]"
- "I stand at the altar of the murdered men, and, while I live, I fight their cause. [1856]"
- "No man, not even a doctor, ever gives any other definition of what a nurse should be than this?"'devoted and obedient.' This definition would do just as well for a porter. It might even do for a horse. It would not do for a policeman. [1859]"
- "For what is Mysticism? Is it not the attempt to draw near to God, not by rites or ceremonies, but by inward disposition? Is it not merely a hard word for 'The Kingdom of Heaven is within'? Heaven is neither a place nor a time. [1873]"
- "You ask me why I do not write something... I think one's feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions and into actions which bring results."
Conclusion
Florence Nightingale's enduring impact on nursing and her advocacy for women’s roles in healthcare are celebrated worldwide. Her life’s work continues to inspire and guide the nursing profession today.
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