Florence Nightingale

by Dossey, Barbara

• ISBN13: 9780803622821
• ISBN10: 0803622821
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-08-15
• Publisher: F a Davis Co

Summary

5 Stars! "It is fascinating to read and lovely to look at and would make an exceptional addition to a nursing or personal library. This is a one-of-a-kind, artistic history of the life of a nursing icon."-Ellen Wurzbach, RN, MSN, PhDfor Doody Review ServiceScientist, philosopher, visionary, mystic, healer, reformer, activist, feminist, politician. This lavishly illustrated biography celebrates the life and work of Florence Nightingale on the 100th anniversary of her death. With meticulous scholarship, the author documents the struggles and achievements of a woman who defied the conventions and standards of Victorian England to blaze her own path. Archival photographs, drawings, letters, maps, and a riveting narrative create a portrait of this complex, larger than life woman who is still a source of inspiration today. AJN Book of the Year2009

Table of Contents

CONTENTS Preface The Early Years (1820-1854) A Different Kind of Child Call & Awakening Egypt, Greece, & Kaiserswerth Harley Street Crimean War Years (1854-1856) Departure for the East "The Whole Army is Coming" Commissions, Illness, & Accolades Achieving Command & Control Post-War Years (1856-1861) "At the Altar of the Murdered Men" The Drive for Army Reform Nurses Training & Health Statistics Literary Fame & Personal Misfortune Reform Years (1862-1879) Private Life Sanitation for a Subcontinent Nursing Reform & Progress for Women Spiritual Surrender & Mysticism Later Years (1880-1910) Years of Loss The Birth of Indian Nationalism Nursing Moves Forward Union with the Divine Appendices Pilgrimate to Scutari Family Tree Timeline Significant Family, Friends, and Correspondents Nightingale & the Western Tradition of Mysticism The Case for Brucellosis Nightingale's Personality Type Written Works Chapter Notes & References