Good old Flo was a smart cookie

[time4meRN]

My daughter gave me the coolest book for Xmas. It's called "Notes on Nursing", notes from Florence Nightengale. It's quite amazing how she had the nursing process down pat, as well as infection control, healing and many other things. I remember studing her in nursing school, but never talked about how good she really was at what she did. Any who, if your looking for a good table top book , this is it. Published by Barnes and Noble. Notes on Nursing.

[NHCNurse]

I'm starting nursing school in 2 weeks. Thanks for sharing about this book...I have been having a lot of doubt in my ability to get through the next 2 years. I think this might inspire me!

[RNMeg]

I don't mean to sound flippant here..but Florence Nightengale had the nursing process "down pat" because she invented it, and before her there was no infection control. She was the single force that made nursing what it is today. It was completely revolutionary when she wrote it, and when she taught nursing..it's been adapted for modern nursing care.

[locolorenzo22, BSN, RN]

Oh, yeah....part of my 1st semester courses was learning the "history" of nursing....after that, it became very mundane....go figure, the interesting stuff was first so they could hook you in...

[RNperdiem, RN]

Florence Nightingale was a pioneer and an activist. She was a leader in medical statistics and hospital design.

A very Victorian, sentimental image of her obscures her very real accomplishments. She didn't get where she did without being tough.

[nurseinlimbo]

That book was part of the curriculum in my program, 1st year.

[HM2VikingRN, RN]

I gave the same book to my daughter for christmas....

[birdgardner]

Well, not quite down pat, as she believed your children got sick from the damp, dirty and airless conditions in your house, rather than from playing with the children next door who were one day short of showing scarlet fever, but basically, she's great. Put her together with Pasteur, and you've got an infection control dream team.

Now if we can let sleeping patients sleep and not talk about them where they can hear us with the extra-sensitive ears of the sick, we'll be doing great nursing.

[all4schwa]

Now if we can let sleeping patients sleep and not talk about them where they can hear us with the extra-sensitive ears of the sick, we'll be doing great nursing.

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

A friend of mine gave me that book 10 years ago when i was in school.

I think there is a lot to be said about not living in damp and dirty and airless homes. Fresh air is good for you. :w00t:

steph

[birdgardner]

All4schwa - Flo says, never, never wake a sleeping patient. Ha, ha. Not modern practice, for sure.

Also, she says, never talk about the patient's condition outside the door, because they will hear you. Which I will testify to. My hearing became incredibly acute when I was in the ICU, even through earplugs.

[leslie :-D]

Well, not quite down pat, as she believed your children got sick from the damp, dirty and airless conditions in your house, rather than from playing with the children next door who were one day short of showing scarlet fever, but basically, she's great.

people do get sick from the damp, dirty and airless.

fungus and bacteria, both thrive in warm and moist environments.

during the winter, i throw open my windows to let the fresh air in.

at work, i make sure my pt's immediate environments are clean...and if i can crack open a window, i certainly do.

i hate heat, and all the potential microbacteria it generates.

leslie