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Florence Nightingale and the Introduction to Modern Nursing

Florence Nightingale

When looking at the rise of modern nursing within Europe, it’s

important to note that Florence Nightingale helped to change the nature of the

profession forever. Around the early to late 1900’s, nursing was becoming more

important than ever, as nurses were needed on the front lines of the many wars

being waged, from the Crimean War to the Civil War. Nurses were sent to

attend to the sick and wounded soldiers in battle. Florence Nightingale began

her illustrious nursing career as a nurse within the Crimean War that took place

in the mid 1850’s, tending to injured soldiers on the battlefield. During this

time, deaths from injuries were commonplace, due to the lack of general

hygiene and the huge amount of fatal infections that resulted from these

wounds.

Upon encountering this, Nightingale asked for and received aid from the

British government that allowed for much better hygiene throughout the

battlefield and nearby hospital. It was due to this that the rate of death from

infections dropped drastically in but a short period of time. Throughout the rest

of her life, Nightingale advocated for sanitary living conditions for patients, as

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well as providing similar designs to be implemented within hospitals, an ideal

that has spread throughout the entirety of the nursing profession throughout the

following years.

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Florence Nightingale dan Pengantar Keperawatan Modern

Florence Nightingale

Ketika melihat kebangkitan keperawatan modern di Eropa, penting

untuk dicatat bahwa Florence Nightingale membantu mengubah sifat profesi

selamanya. Sekitar awal hingga akhir 1900-an, merawat menjadi lebih penting

daripada sebelumnya, karena perawat dibutuhkan di garis depan dari banyak

perang yang dilakukan, dari Perang Krimea hingga Perang Sipil. Perawat

dikirim untuk merawat prajurit yang sakit dan terluka dalam pertempuran.

Florence Nightingale memulai karir keperawatannya yang terkenal sebagai

perawat dalam Perang Krimea yang terjadi pada pertengahan tahun 1850-an,

yang cenderung kepada prajurit yang terluka di medan perang. Selama waktu

ini, kematian akibat cedera adalah hal biasa, karena kurangnya kebersihan

umum dan sejumlah besar infeksi fatal yang dihasilkan dari luka-luka ini.

Setelah menghadapi ini, Nightingale meminta dan menerima bantuan

dari pemerintah Inggris yang memungkinkan kebersihan yang jauh lebih baik di

seluruh medan perang dan rumah sakit terdekat. Karena hal inilah angka

kematian akibat infeksi menurun drastis dalam waktu singkat. Sepanjang sisa

hidupnya, Nightingale menganjurkan untuk kondisi hidup sanitasi bagi pasien,

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serta menyediakan desain serupa untuk diterapkan di rumah sakit, sebuah cita-

cita yang telah menyebar ke seluruh profesi perawat selama tahun-tahun

berikutnya.

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