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Swear before God and the congregation to be pure for life, to be faithful to duty, and to strive to raise the standard of careDo not take or use harmful medicines for the sake of harmObserve the patient's housework and confidentiality, wholeheartedly assist the doctor in the diagnosis and treatment, and ensure the welfare of the patient.
I swear!— Nightingale Oath
On May 12, 1820, an English couple welcomed a new member of their family on a trip to Europe and gave it a nice name after their birthplace: Florence. Nightingale.
Nightingale was born into British high society, her father William. Edward graduated from Cambridge University, proficient in English, French, German, Italian and other Chinese, in addition to classical literature, but also proficient in natural science, history and philosophy, good at ** and painting, as a statistician.
And Nightingale's mother, Fanny. Smith came from a British royal family, and they attached great importance to the education of their children, not only hiring the mathematician Sylvais as a tutor for Nightingale, but also teaching her social etiquette and family skills, making her a prominent young woman in aristocratic circles.
Nightingale's childhood was spent carefree, but as she grew older, in the process of lingering on the social activities of the upper class, Nightingale began to think about what she was going to do in the futureAnd in the bottom of my heart, I thought about life.
In 1842, the British economy was unusually depressed, and the hungry people were flooding all corners. Nightingale was so worried about this that she wrote in her notes:No matter what time I have in my heart, I can't let go of those suffering crowds ......
When Nightingale's family spent the summer in the villa, Nightingale ignored her family's obstacles and began to help the poor around her. In the process of caring for others, Nightingale gradually discovered that she had developed a strong interest in nursing.
In order to help the sick who lacked food and clothing, Nightingale often received necessities and used clothes from her mother to help the poor, and traveled from the convent to take care of the sick.
When it came time to return home, Nightingale didn't want to give up halfway, she wanted to stay there. Nightingale's move provoked a backlash from his family, who believed that Nightingale would make a difference by focusing on other things, rather than wasting time caring for the poor.
Nightingale, however, had a different mindset, believing that the hospital was a place to save lives, and that her work was meaningful.
From caring for the poor, to caring for the sick, and finally to defining and fighting for her life's work, Nightingale not only withdrew from social activities at the top, but also had a strained relationship with her family.
At that time, the level of medical care in Britain was very backward, coupled with the decline of national strength and frequent wars. The hospital is a symbol of misfortune, depravity, sloppiness, chaos. Hospitals lack the necessary management, sometimes like a madhouse, and even worse.
What's more, Nightingale's parents are both important figures in the aristocracy, and they have personally paved a life path full of flowers and sunshine for Nightingale, how can they tolerate Nightingale to give up her glamorous aristocratic identity and be a dirty and despicable **.
Even if the family objected, it did not stop Nightingale from taking up the work of nursing. In order to learn professional knowledge in nursing, Nightingale took advantage of the visiting physicians and his wife Fuller to visit her home, and asked Fuller to be a teacher in front of her parents.
Nightingale's request for advice set off a "storm" at home, and the whole family agreed that Nightingale's approach would not only lose her aristocratic status, but also bring germs into the home, which would only kill everyone.
Nightingale was locked up by her parents and was not allowed to step out of the house. Nightingale did not flinch, she bravely left home and came to West Doall. Friedner Shelter decided to dedicate his life to nursing.
In Nightingale's time, people with status would not do it, and it was often some ignorant, rude, drunk, and untrained women who did not do it in order to make ends meet.
Nightingale understood the importance of professional nursing for a professional, so she set out from England on a trip to the continent to explore hospitals in various countries.
In addition to this, Nightingale also went to Kaisersws in Germany for nursing training. and a 4-month short-term training course at Katherswartz Hospital, where her dream of becoming the best was finally realized.
Later, Nightingale was hired as a superintendent of the London Nursing Society for Sick Women. However, although Nightingale and his father William began an eight-year cold war, he still sent her £500 a year to let his daughter achieve her dream in a better environment.
In 1854, the Crimean War broke out. Nightingale applied upwards to volunteer for field service, and the 38 men she led arrived directly at the front line to nurse in field hospitals.
When they arrived at the hospital, they were shocked by the situation in front of them, which was not only unhygienic and lacked all necessary resources, but also hostile to the male doctors and soldiers.
Nightingale was called "the lady with the hammer" by the troops, smashing the locked storage room with a hammer and stealing needed medical supplies, despite the officers' obstruction.
It is said that because the name Lady Hammer was too strong and did not meet the expectations of "lady" in London society at that time, in order to achieve the news effect, the patron saint with a hammer was changed to a saint with a lantern.
However, I like Nightingale to be called Ms. Hammer, and I think it's very affectionate. Ms. Hammer sounds like she has a loud voice, but she is thoughtful, and when she encounters big things, she is the one who can stand up and protect everyone.
Nightingale overcame all kinds of difficulties, used her own funds to improve hospital logistics services and environmental hygiene, established a hospital management system, and improved the quality of care, so that the mortality rate of the wounded and sick dropped from 42% to 2%.
In addition to professional nursing talents, Nightingale also showed selfless love. She had a very busy day, assisting doctors in performing surgeries, cleaning and bandaging wounds, caring for the wounded, and even writing letters for soldiers to give consolation, as well as burying the unfortunate dead and offering sacrifices to the dead.
Nightingale worked more than 20 hours a day, carrying a tiny oil lamp and checking on the sick and wounded along a rugged path through the camp seven miles away.
A wounded and sick once wrote:"The lights flickered and drifted over, and the cold night seemed to be full of warm ......Hundreds of us wounded lay there, and when she came, we struggled to kiss her slender figure on the floating wall, and then lay back on the pillow contentedly. ”This is the so-called "Kiss of the Wall Shadow", which is where the candle and hat ceremony of the first college and university scholar comes from.
After the end of the war, Nightingale still campaigned for the profession. In 1860, Nightingale used the £4,000 prize she received to establish the world's first formal ** school, "Nightingale ** Training School", becoming the founder of modern nursing education.
Nightingale trained more than 1,000 people in her life, and many of her writings later became the basic textbooks for hospital management and education. It is precisely because of Nightingale's contribution that the nursing work and education in hospitals and troops in Western European countries and even around the world have developed rapidly, and it is precisely because of Nightingale's efforts that nursing has become a science.
Three years after the establishment of the school, Nightingale relied on her talent in mathematics and statistics and the education she received at an early age to develop a standard model of medical statistics, which was adopted by various hospitals in Britain at that time.
In addition, she developed the polar pie chart (Nightingale Rose Chart), which used the chart to persuade Parliament and the Queen to understand the statistical results, and promoted health reform, becoming a pioneer in statistical graphical display methods.
In 1901, Nightingale was blind due to overwork, but she was optimistic and did not lose her heart, but continued to realize her life value by being helpful.
In 1907, Nightingale was awarded the Queen's Order of Merit, becoming the first woman in British history to receive this highest honour, after which Nightingale also initiated the organization of the International Red Cross.
On March 16, 1908, Nightingale was awarded the London Prize of Freedom. On August 13, 1910, she died in her sleep at the age of 90.
After Nightingale's death, in order to commemorate her, descendants set her birthday May 12 as the International ** Festival. And make a movie of her deeds, so that her strong sense of moral mission can be passed on and influence more people.
Obviously, she can live a privileged life without worrying about food and clothing, but she chose a more difficult path and became a **. At that time, wars were frequent, and it was necessary to go to the battlefield with the army, which was not only hard but also life-threatening.
In order to better devote herself to the nursing career, Nightingale never married. Nightingale was once proposed to a suitor, to whom she wrote:I was destined to be a drifter. For the sake of my mission, I would rather not get married, not socialize, and not have money.
Nightingale abandoned her privileged life as an aristocratic lady and truly achieved selfless dedication. Nightingale is a role model for every person who engages in the best work, she represents the sacredness of this profession and the original intention that should be upheld as a leader, and pays tribute to this pioneer.
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