Florence Nightingale – Legend and Legacy
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ANGIE STRAWN, MSN, RNDOCTORAL STUDENT
OCTOBER, 2010OMICRON DELTA CHAPTER
SIGMA THETA TAU
Florence Nightingale – Legend and Legacy
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Overview
The Early Years – 1820 - 1854The Crimea – 1854 - 1856The Lady With the Lamp - 1855Fame and Reform – 1856 - 1871Nightingale’s Voice – 1871 - 1910
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Family Background
Father - William Edward (Shore) NightingaleMother - Frances (Fanny) SmithMarried - June 1, 1818Sister - Parthenope born April 19, 1819 in
Naples, ItalyFlorence - born May 12, 1820 in Florence,
Italy
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The Nightingale Estate, Embley Park
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To Feel Her Presence
Florence moved into Embley Park at age 5
The little girl who came down these stairs
Who rejected the wealth of her parents
Who developed a social conscience that changed the world
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To Understand Her Childhood
The student who learned at her father’s knee
The student who studied for hours each day
Self-directed and goal – oriented
Affinity for languages and math
Bandaged dolls and pets
Earliest surviving letter – age 7
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February 7, 1837
Florence writes, “God spoke to me and called me to his service.”
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The Victorian Era
Moved by social problemsGrew to hate Embley Park for the wealth it
represented (19 servants; 39 gardeners).Tension in family – wanted to escape the
social sceneCaused stress and mental strainTraveled to Greece, Egypt, GermanyKaiserswerth experience1853 – Superintendent of Establishment for
Gentlewomen in London
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The Crimea 1854-1856
Left for the Crimea on October 21st, 1854 with 38 nurses.
Duty was to assist at the Barracks Hospital, Scutari
Nightingale and her staff were not welcomedHer research and statistics show dramatic
decrease in deaths among injured.The coxcomb graphic of statistical dataPromoted fresh sir, sanitation, cleanlinessCrimea fever – now known as brucellosis
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Scutari
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Lady with the Lamp – February 24, 1855
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Fame and Reform
Returned to London, late 1856Now a famous personWrote Notes on Nursing and Notes on
HospitalsNext five years at the Burlington Hotel,
would not return to Embley ParkSuffered the ravages of brucellosisWrote!!!
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Nightingale School of Nursing
Founded in 1960 at former St. Thomas Hospital
World’s first secular training school for nurses
Designed pavilion style hospital wardsApplied concepts from her writingsContinued to gather data and do research
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Nursing Pin of the Nightingale School
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St. Thomas Hospital
New hospital opened in 1871
Four miles of hallsPavilion style wardsVentilation on both sides1872-1900: 13 Letters to
Nurses
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St. Thomas Hospital
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Modest London Memorial
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F.N. 1820-1910
A simple grave in the country church yard
Family refused the Westminster Abbey burial
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Only Two Women Stand in London
Queen Victoria and Florence Nightingale
Statue dedicated in 1915
Note the lamp
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Her Legend
Founding philosopher of nursing14,000+ lettersAdvocate for healing environmentsEvidence-based practiceNurse theoristNursing as spiritual practiceIn Myers-Briggs – INTJVisionary leaderPassionate statistician
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You Are Her Legacy
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The Tenets of Nightingale’s Legacy
Calls for a focus on caringPromoted health not just treatment of diseaseGlobal perspective – health for allCommunity health – collaborationConcern for those in poverty – urban and
ruralBe a voice for advocacyHolistic focus that includes spiritualityLeadership for changeNursing is a calling
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In her own words…
Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.
- Florence Nightingale
Allow your discontent to change nursing, nursing education, and our world so you can become the legacy of your calling, inspired by Nightingale.
- Angie Strawn
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References and Recommended Readings
Bostridge, M. (2008). Florence Nightingale: The making of an icon. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Dossey, B. M. (2010). Florence Nightingale: Mystic, visionary, healer. Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis.
Dossey, B. M., Selanders, L. C., Beck, D. M., & Attewell, A. (2005). Florence Nightingale today: Healing, leadership, global
action. Silver Spring, MD: American Nurses Association. Gregson, J. (2010). A band of angels: A novel. Austin, TX:
Touchstone. Nightingale, F. (1859). Notes on nursing. New York, NY: Barnes &
Noble Nightingale, F. (1859). Notes on hospitals. Perry, A. (2009). A sudden, fearful death. New York, NY:
Ballantine Books.