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The Mother of The Mother of Modern NursingModern Nursing

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Florence Nightingale

MOTHER OF MODERN NURSING

The lady with the lamp

Pioneer of Modern NursingFlorence Nightingale

Biographyo Name : Florence Nightingale

o Place : Florence, Italy

o Date of Birth : May 12, 1820 (International nursing day)

o Occupation : Nurse

o Death Date : August 13, 1910

o From a very young age, Florence Nightingale was active in philanthropy.

o In 1854, the Crimean War broke out in here, she became famous as ‘The Lady with the Lamp’.

o She visited sick people at home.

o In 1851, her father gave permission to train as a nurse.

o Florence Nightingale received a letter of appeal from the Minister of war

o With 38 nurses from Catholic and Protestant Orders she set for Crimea

o Through her tireless efforts the mortality rate among the sick and the wounded was greatly reduced (from 42% to 2%)

“THE LADY WITH THE LAMP”

o At night she carried a lamp while taking rounds from room to room to look after her patients.

o This earned her the affectionate title of "Lady with the Lamp."

Her Achievements o She founded the Nightingale School

and Home for Nurses using money donated in contribute to her services.

o The school marked the beginning of professional education in the nursing field.

o Her book Notes on hospitals’ and ‘Notes on Nursing’ became the first definitive textbook for the field.

o She gave dignity and honor to Nursing, and revolutionized hospital conditions, making them more organized.

o 1907 – King Edward conferred on her the ‘Order of Merit’

How Principles of Leadership apply in

Florence Nightingales’ life

Today, we have leadership theories in abundance. Theories are important, they guide our practice.

Florence Nightingale had no leadership theories to guide her. She had herself and that self was made up of a set of core values that guided all her future endeavors.

Florence Nightingale knew who she was, she knew what her core values were, she knew what she had to offer and she knew what she wanted.

Leadership Functions of Florence

Nightingales’ lifeo Determine Goals :

Determined to pursue her true calling despite her parents' objections, in 1844, Nightingale enrolled as a nursing student

o Coordination :

Nightingale created a number of patient services that contributed to improving the quality of their hospital.

Leadership Functions of Florence

Nightingales’ life (Con't)o Motivation :

When she saw all the sick men on the battlefield she was driven to cure them of their sicknesses.

o Evaluation of performance :

Florence used mathematics to collect data to calculate the mortality rate in the hospitals. These calculations showed that an improvement in the sanitary methods employed would result on a decrease in the number of deaths.

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