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Title: Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not
Note: Reading ease score: 67.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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Summary: "Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not" by Florence Nightingale is a groundbreaking treatise on nursing, written in the mid-19th century. This work serves as a guide for those who take on the responsibility of caring for the health of others, particularly women who will inevitably assume a nursing role at some point in their lives. The text emphasizes the importance of proper nursing practices and the fundamental principles of sanitation and care that can lead to better health outcomes. The beginning of Nightingale's work outlines her perspective on nursing as more than merely administering medication; it encompasses the creation of a healing environment through fresh air, cleanliness, warmth, and quiet. She addresses common misconceptions about disease, emphasizing that suffering often stems from poor nursing rather than the illness itself. Highlighting the essential roles of observation, environment, and personal nurturing, Nightingale sets the stage for her recommendations on effective nursing practices throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910
EBook No.: 17366
Published: Dec 21, 2005
Downloads: 779
Language: English
Subject: Nursing
LoCC: Medicine: Nursing
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not
Note: Reading ease score: 67.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Susan Skinner and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https:
//www.pgdp.net
(This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Summary: "Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not" by Florence Nightingale is a groundbreaking treatise on nursing, written in the mid-19th century. This work serves as a guide for those who take on the responsibility of caring for the health of others, particularly women who will inevitably assume a nursing role at some point in their lives. The text emphasizes the importance of proper nursing practices and the fundamental principles of sanitation and care that can lead to better health outcomes. The beginning of Nightingale's work outlines her perspective on nursing as more than merely administering medication; it encompasses the creation of a healing environment through fresh air, cleanliness, warmth, and quiet. She addresses common misconceptions about disease, emphasizing that suffering often stems from poor nursing rather than the illness itself. Highlighting the essential roles of observation, environment, and personal nurturing, Nightingale sets the stage for her recommendations on effective nursing practices throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910
EBook No.: 17366
Published: Dec 21, 2005
Downloads: 779
Language: English
Subject: Nursing
LoCC: Medicine: Nursing
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.