The Crimean War, which took place during the 1850s, was a bloodied military conflict that resulted in around twenty-one thousand casualties, and was one of the truly modern wars due to new and existing technological advances during that time. To slow the ever-growing death tolls caused by this war, a team of nurses, including the most notable, Florence Nightingale, improved the severely unsanitary conditions at a base hospital located in Britain, reducing the death count by approximately two-thirds. Nightingale proposed different solutions to improve the stay of the patients in the hospital: scrubbing the inside of the rooms from floor to ceiling (reducing pathogenic germs which can cause more infections), creating services for patients with special dietary requirements, establishing a laundry room, and even instituting a classroom and a library for intellectual stimulation. Nightingale’s infinite supply of care and …show more content…
Uniquely, nursing is its own world in the healthcare system, in which people come together to provide a further approach in the care of the patient. Nurses have shared values across the board, which include: holistic (physical, mental, and emotional) care, patient confidentiality, integrity and diversity. Essentially, when the values are brought together, it creates the perfect environment in which highly satisfactory patient care can be achieved. In nursing, to attain good patient care, three main genres that must be met are: verbal communication, nonverbal communication, and documentation. The importance of these three genres makes, or breaks, the care being provided. Nonverbal communication cues include, hand gestures, body gestures (i.e. bending at the waist,