Notes on Nursing

by Nightingale, Florence

• ISBN13: 9781108020619
• ISBN10: 1108020615
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-23
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

Most people are familiar with the name of Florence Nightingale and the image of 'the lady with the lamp'. Initially celebrated for her efforts during the Crimean War, Nightingale is best known as a reformer of army medical services and of nursing more generally. She wrote Notes on Nursing - first published in 1859, but reprinted here in its revised and enlarged 1860 edition - in order to share her knowledge with women who were nursing their families at home. It was also required reading at the nursing school she opened at St Thomas' Hospital, the first of its kind, and at other such establishments. Still hailed today as important introductory reading for aspiring nurses, the text explains the centrality of ventilation, observation, hygiene, and diet during sickness, as well as care during convalescence. It also contains timeless instructions on how to nurture both the mind and body of the sick.

Table of Contents

Introductory

Ventilation and warming

Health of houses

Petty management

Noise

Variety

Taking food

What food

Bed and bedding

Light

Cleanliness of rooms and walls

Personal cleanliness

Chattering hopes and advices

Observation of the sick

Conclusion

Supplementary chapter

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