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Florence Nightingale Research Paper

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Peyton Rooney
Rinaldi
Western Civilization 8
April 19, 2017
Florence Nightingale and the Reformation of Healthcare

On May 12, 1820 in Florence, Italy, Florence Nightingale was born. The girl grew up with a standard life during her time. However contrary to popular belief, her Father believed that women like his daughter should receive the same level of education as men. This resulted in Nightengale having a different outlook on the things women were able to do in the eyes of society. This was one of the reasons she was led to enroll at the Institution of Protestant Deaconesses, it was there that she learned the foundations of nursing, and grew her interest in pursuing it as a career. However when she had her first job in the Crimean war …show more content…

And the information was not just in the war, it got out to the press back in Great Britain where it was published. "The newspaper reports stated that soldiers were treated by an incompetent and ineffective medical establishment and that the most basic supplies were not available for care." (Selanders 1) The papers had talked about the lack of the most basic materials, and the lack of medical knowledge at the base. This was a cry for help from the people and Florence Nightingale noticed that and brought that to the attention of the Commission. The conditions for everyone was poor the most basic care was difficult everyone there was, "Not welcomed by the medical officers, Nightingale found conditions filthy, supplies inadequate, staff uncooperative, and overcrowding severe." (Selanders 1) It was difficult for everyone there and if not for Florence Nightingale it might have remained that way but because she did bring it to the attention of the Royal Commission it is the reason a medical establishment no matter where it is has to have at least the most basic supplies and nurses as well as doctors who have medical knowledge, thus it was Nightingale who helped to reformed the conditions for patients and the medical

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