WhyvnwasvnFlorencevnNightingalevnessentialvnforvnthevnbirthvnofvnnursingvnlea
dership.vn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔ -
Shevnwasvnthevnfirstvnpersonvntovnbringvnsystematicvnstandardsvntovnnursingvned
ucation.
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WhenvnrecruitedvntvnbevnavnBritishvnmilitaryvnnursevnshevnnoticedvnthevnhospital
svnwerevninfestedvnwithvnverminvnandvnlackedvncleanvnsheetsvnandvnothervnthing
s.vn
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DespitevndirectvnOppositionvnfromvnthevnphysicians,vnNightingalevngatheredvn
thevnothervnnursesvnandvnmilitaryvnwivesvntovnimprovevnthevnconditionsvnofvnthe
vnhospitalsvnusingvnhervnownvnmoneyvnandvnwouldvngovnonvntovnothervnCrimeanv
nwarvnhospitals.
Ultimately,vnshevnreducedvnthevnmortalityvnratevnforvninjuredvnsoldiersvnfromvn
40%vntovn2.2%vnbyvninsuringvnthatvntheyvnhadvnnursingvncare,vnsunshine,vnandvn
freshvnairvninvnavncleanvnenvironment.
WhatvndidvnNightingalevnexperiencevnwhenvnshevnwasvncalledvntovnavnfieldvnhos
pital?vn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔ -
Shevnwasvncalledvntovnassistvninvnavnfieldvnhospitalvnatvnavnwar,vnnoticedvnthevnco
nditionsvnwerevnhorriblevnforvnthevnpatientsvn(dirty,vncrowded).vnShevnopenedvn
, thevnwindowsvnandvncleanedvnthevnplacevnupvnbyvnincludingvnfreshvnair,vncleanli
nessvnandvnsunshine.
Whatvn4vnthingsvndidvnNightingalevnensurevnthatvnwoundedvnsoldersvnhavevntha
tvnreducedvnthevnmortalityvnrate?vn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔ nursingvncare
sunshine
freshvnair
andvnavncleanvnenvironment
WhatvnideasvndidvnNightingalevnusevninvnhervnmodelvnforvnnursingvneducationvn
-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔ Shevnheldvnthatvnnurses
neededvnnotvnonlyvntovncarryvnoutvnthevnphysician'svnordersvnbutvntovnunderstan
dvnwhyvnthosevnordersvnwerevnappropriate,vnwhich
wasvnavnrevolutionaryvnideavnforvnthevntime.vnShevnplannedvnforvnlecturesvnbyvnp
hysiciansvnandvnforvnbedsidevntrainingvnand
supervisionvnbyvnthevnnursingvnsuperintendentvnandvnhervnassistants.vnNightin
galevnbelievedvnthatvnnursesvnneededvnto
understandvnthevnsymptomsvnofvnthevndiseasesvnofvntheirvnpatients,vnwhatvnthevn
symptomsvnandvnchangesvninvnsymptoms
indicated,vnandvnthevnreasonvnbehindvnthevnsymptoms.vnNursesvnneededvntovnbe
vnablevntovnobservevnthevnpatientvnforvnchanges
thatvnoccurredvninvnthevnabsencevnofvnthevnphysicianvnandvncommunicatevnthes
evnchangesvntovnthevnphysician.vnShevnalso