Florence Nightingale (F1820 ~1910) is an Englishman. Born in Florence, Italy, he has a well-off family, received higher education, read many literary classics, is familiar with history, philosophy, mathematics and religion, is good at music and painting, and is proficient in English, French, German and Italian. When I was young, I gradually became interested in nursing because I often helped my father's old friend (a doctor) to care for patients carefully. She visited hospitals and charities in Germany, France, Greece and other places, which enriched her reading ability and strengthened her determination to engage in nursing. She taught herself nursing knowledge and actively participated in the discussion of social welfare, children's education and improving hospital facilities by the Medical Association.
1850, went to Germany to study nursing at the age of 30, and went to Paris to study nursing organization at the age of 33. After returning to China, he served as the director of nursing in a hospital in London. August 1853, 12 With the support of charity committee, Florence Nightingale set up a nursing home atNo. Harley Street 1 in London and began to show her ambition. She took many measures, which surprised people at that time. If the patient is asked to ring the bell and a winch is set in the kitchen to deliver food to the patient, she emphasizes that "any woman, regardless of her faith or wealth, can accommodate her illness …" She shows extraordinary ability in her work and everyone listens to her.
1853, the Crimean war broke out between Britain, France and Russia. At the beginning of the war, the medical conditions of the British army were very poor. The death rate of the wounded is as high as 42%. When these facts were disclosed by the media, they caused an uproar in China. At the request of the British government, Nightingale led 38 nurses to the front. With her ideals and ambitions, she developed the modern nursing career on her own in the front line. It was a very difficult challenge for a 35-year-old woman at that time. At that time, female nurses called "Srsters" appeared in advanced European countries, but due to religious and social prejudice, Britain has always opposed the emergence of female nurses in hospitals, especially field hospitals. So there was no female nurse service in the army in the past.
Nightingale fully demonstrated her talents in all aspects at the front. She used her position and prestige to break through the obstacles of the military authorities. I took out my own 30,000 pounds to buy medicines and medical equipment for the hospital, reorganized the hospital, established and improved the living environment and nutritional conditions of the wounded, and reorganized the operating room, canteen and laboratory, which quickly changed the face of the battlefield hospital. The field hospital, which can only accommodate 1700 wounded, received 3000 ~ 4000 wounded after her arrangement. Here, her management and organization can be brought into full play. Six months later, great changes have taken place in field hospitals, and the death rate of the wounded has dropped rapidly from 42% to 2%. She often patrols the ward late at night to check the rest of the wounded and comfort the seriously injured soldiers. The soldiers were very grateful to this selfless woman, and some soldiers secretly kissed the graphics printed on the wall when she visited the ward. This miraculous remarkable nursing effect shocked the whole country, changed the evaluation of nurses in the British government and the public, and improved the status of women. Since then, nursing has attracted social attention. The importance of nursing work is also recognized by people.
At the same time, it also opened up and created a lofty cause for women. Nightingale made great efforts to this end, and she established a nurse patrol system. Every night, she always carries lanterns to patrol the ward, and the distance of one night patrol is more than 7 kilometers. Nightingale worked more than 20 hours a day, and overwork made her suffer from lifelong illness.
After many soldiers returned to England, Nightingale's achievements in field hospitals were compiled into pamphlets, and countless poems were circulated everywhere. There is a poem that is still recited when British soldiers meet again 50 years later. In the poem, Florence Nightingale is called "the protector and patron saint of the injured". She has no selfish interests and a pure heart. Miss Nightingale is God's greatest blessing to us.