All nurses today follow in the footsteps of Florence Nightingale, who is known as the pioneer of modern 护理. Her hard work and life-long devotion to helping others made her a hero, leaving modern 护理 candidates with big shoes to fill. Being a nurse…much less being like Florence Nightingale…requires skill, determination and devotion to patients.
每年5月6日，一年一度的 全国护士周 kicks off to support those dedicating their lives to helping others, with festivities finishing on Nightingale's birthday, 5月12日.
夜莺的早期生活
Nightingale was born to an affluent family during the 1820s in Florence, Italy. 从小就开始, she was very involved in helping ill, poor people at a neighboring village and realized 护理 was her God-given calling. Back then, pursuing a career in 护理, especially coming from upper class, was frowned upon. 然而，这并没有阻止她. 根据 传记.com, Nightingale enrolled in a 护理 program at the Institution of Protestant Deaconesses in Kaiserwerth, 19世纪50年代的德国. 在她接受正规教育之后, Nightingale began her career at a Harley Street hospital in London and was immediately promoted to superintendent for her outstanding performance.
Following the Battle of Alma at the start of the Crimean War, 传记.com notes that England was distraught about the lack of care for its sick and injured soldiers who needed 医疗 attention but were confined to centers with terrible sanitary conditions. The Secretary of War sent a letter to Nightingale asking her to organize a group of nurses to care for the soldiers.
Given full control of this operation, she traveled to Constantinople with a team of nurses. Upon their arrival at the base hospital in Constantinople, they realized conditions were even worse than they had thought. The hospital was located on top of a large cesspool, which contaminated water systems and the building itself. Nightingale immediately ordered her team to clean the building from floor to ceiling, then spent all her time caring for soldiers. She also started a kitchen solely for patients who needed special diets, and a laundry to maintain clean linens. Nightingale remained there until the Crimean War conflict was resolved and, when she returned home she was welcomed as a hero. Her work had reduced the hospital’s death rate drastically.
南丁格尔因她的工作而获奖
根据 传记.com, 她回来的前一年, Queen Victoria rewarded her work with an engraved brooch known as the “Nightingale Jewel” and a $250,000年奖. She decided to use this money to create the Nightingale Training 学校 for Nurses, becoming a public figure who continued devoting her time to 护理 and writing until her death in 1910.
If you want to be like Florence, Fortis Colleges and Institutes throughout the U.S. prepare students with the education and skills to begin a successful 护理 career. 欲了解更多信息，请访问 我们的网站.
