Florence Nightingale was a British nurse, social reformer and

statistician who founded modern nursing. She improved sanitation

and care in the Crimean War and established St. Thomas’s
Hospital and the Nightingale Training School for Nurses. Here is
a brief timeline of her life and contributions.

 1820: She was born on May  1854: She went to Turkey to

12 in Florence, Italy to a care for wounded soldiers
wealthy British family. serving in the Crimean War.
 1837: She felt a calling from She improved the hygiene and
God to serve Him and decided mortality rates at the
to pursue nursing as her military hospitals and earned
vocation. the nickname “The Lady with
 1844: She enrolled as a the Lamp”.
nursing student at the  1859: She published “Notes
Lutheran Hospital of Pastor on Nursing”, a book that laid
Fliedner in Kaiserwerth, the foundations of modern
Germany, despite her parents’ nursing practice and
objections. education.
 1853: She became the  1860: She established St.
superintendent at a medical Thomas’s Hospital and the
centre for women in London. Nightingale Training School
for Nurses in London
 1872: She became the first Victoria for her services to
woman to be awarded the nursing.
Order of Merit by Queen  1907: She became the first
Victoria for her contributions woman to receive the Order
to public health and of St. John of Jerusalem for
statistics. her humanitarian work.
 1883: She received the Royal  1910: She died on August 13
Red Cross from Queen in London at the age of 90.
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Florence Nightingale’s environmental theory is a holistic approach

to nursing that focuses on the influence of the physical and social
environment on the health and well-being of the patient. Some
examples of applying this theory are:

 Providing adequate ventilation  Providing adequate light and

and fresh air in the patient’s sunlight to the patient to
room to prevent the spread regulate their circadian
of infection and improve rhythm and mood.
respiratory function.  Minimizing noise and
 Ensuring access to clean distractions in the patient’s
water and proper sanitation environment to promote rest
to prevent dehydration and and relaxation.
contamination.  Offering variety and
 Providing sufficient and stimulation to the patient to
nutritious food to the patient prevent boredom and
to meet their dietary needs depression.
and support their immune  Giving hope and advice to the
system. patient to enhance their
 Maintaining cleanliness of the coping skills and motivation.
patient and the environment  Observing the patient closely
to prevent the growth of and recording any changes in
bacteria and reduce the risk their condition to evaluate
of infection. the effectiveness of the
 interventions.