Nurses around the world, caring for patients in white uniforms and talking quietly, continue the tradition of an extraordinary girl who was born almost two hundred years ago today.
Instead of succumbing to the pressures of time from her and her family, the girl tried to fulfill her childhood dreams.
She was very different from other girls of her time. She was not interested in dolls, doll games, or childhood hobbies, but her favorite hobby was reading books. And there was a desire to learn something new about them all the time.
Distinguished Career Founder
Florence Nightingale, a regular nurse practitioner, was born on May 12, 1820, to a wealthy Italian family. She was nicknamed "Florence" for her birthplace, but she grew up in a town in England.
Little did she know that he would dedicate her life to something. And then she became attached to her lifetime commitment to hers. She grew up with her sister Parthenpi. Her sister was named after her from another city in Italy.
She was very clean, serious and organized and she used to put everything in her place. On the contrary, her sister was a bit mischievous and she tried to divert Florence's attention from her studies by deceiving her. But Florence wasn't sure of her desire. The only thing she had in mind the whole time was that she wanted to do something great in her life. She never let this idea go crazy.
Wherever she went, she had a book in her hand. People started calling it "books". But it didn't apply to her because she knew she was different from other girls.
As time passed, her intentions grew stronger and the image of the future became clearer to him. She wanted to do something and for that she chose a difficult field such as nursing.
His family protested. According to the tradition of the time, he wanted Florence to marry a gentleman and settle down. But Florence knew that being her wife and her mother was not enough for her. She wanted to do more than that in life, so she kept his word.
She now she started paying more attention to books. She was not willing to change her ways at any cost.
Fulfilling childhood dreams
There was no formal training for nurses in those days. Until her father agreed to let her work, she read books and thought about how to train nurses to care for the sick.
She had the opportunity that she had been looking for for years. Around 1840, British troops were fighting in the Russian region of Crimea, some 2,000 miles away. There was a hospital near the battlefield where the wounded were taken. But instead of healing, her injuries got worse.
She was offered to train a team of war-torn Crimean nurses. They taught the basic principles of hygiene and sanitation to the nurses. They are taught to be clean and orderly. Her team was soon ready to take on its responsibilities.
When she went into battle, Florence was not afraid of what kind of patient she would be, but she was concerned that she would have to use this opportunity to create a successful nurse for herself.
The hospital was in a former military fort, which took several weeks to arrive. What they saw there was worse than they had imagined. There was a hundred stench. The wounded soldiers lay on the ground covered in blood. Flies bombarded his open wounds. There were lice and worms on the clothes and sheets.
Basic nursing principles
Florence immediately realized what was missing in patient care. She knew what she had to do and she would not return.
The doctor initially refused to allow her to work there, but the situation was so bad that Florence convinced the doctor, after which the doctor allowed her to work there on a trial basis.
Florence had a rare opportunity to demonstrate what good nursing is all about. Her basic principles were cleanliness and hygiene.
Initially a team of nurses was assigned to clean every corner of the building. He knew that the injured needed a clean environment and good nutrition. Nature will heal your wounds.
The nurses were not allowed to rest until the place was completely clean. New sheets were then placed on the beds. Once cleaned, the hospital was permanently cleaned.
These were the basic principles of good care for him: cleanliness, hygiene and keeping everything in order. Then his team examined the soldiers' wounds. This environment immediately began to have a positive impact on the soldiers' health.
Florence worked with the nurses all day and at night she walked around the wounded ward and if she wanted to talk to them she would sit next to them if she wanted to hold her hand sympathetically. She believed that her presence was there for the care and comfort of the injured. All patients wanted to recover as soon as possible.
Patients began calling her "The Lady with the Lamp" because of her nightly prowling with a flashlight in her hand.
The joint efforts of the nurses soon ceased. Before their arrival, the condition of the soldiers who had no hope of recovery began to recover and many of them recovered and left the hospital.
It was a great relief for Florence to see them go and she would feel that her caste was being fulfilled.
Establish the first nursing school
Even after the end of the war, they remained there until he left the last wounded soldier. When she returned to England, she was not surprised because she was so famous.
Not only did she praise him orally, but a trust fund was created to honor him, in which she raised a large sum of money.
With this money, she founded the world's first nursing school to train nurses at London's St. Thomas Hospital in 1860 and wrote several books on the subject. They changed the infirmary forever. It became a regular profession for which strict and strict rules were established to take care of the health of the nation.
Queen Victoria invited Florence to her palace in Scotland. She loved cats, but she also had a potato, whom she named Athena.
Florence adhered to the high purpose she had dedicated to her life as a child and ultimately fulfilled her dream. She received many awards in her life. And even today, the Florence Nightingale Medal is the honor bestowed on nurses for her services.
International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world on May 12 each year to honor it.
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