Florence Nightingale

Broschiertes Buch

Introductory Notes On Lying-In Institutions

Together With A Proposal For Organizing An Institution For Training Midwives And Midwifery Nurses (1871)

Beschreibung

Introductory Notes On Lying-In Institutions: Together With A Proposal For Organizing An Institution For Training Midwives And Midwifery Nurses is a book written by Florence Nightingale in 1871. The book is a proposal for the establishment of an institution that would train midwives and midwifery nurses to provide care for pregnant women during childbirth. In the book, Nightingale provides an introduction to the concept of lying-in institutions, which were facilities established to provide care for pregnant women during and after childbirth. She argues that the establishment of such institutions is essential for improving maternal and infant health outcomes, and that the training of midwives and midwifery nurses is crucial for ensuring the success of these institutions. Nightingale's proposal includes a detailed plan for the organization and operation of a training institution for midwives and midwifery nurses. She outlines the curriculum for the training program, which includes courses in anatomy, physiology, hygiene, and obstetrics, among other subjects. She also discusses the importance of practical training and hands-on experience in the care of pregnant women and infants. Overall, Introductory Notes On Lying-In Institutions: Together With A Proposal For Organizing An Institution For Training Midwives And Midwifery Nurses is an important historical document that sheds light on the early efforts to improve maternal and infant health outcomes through the establishment of specialized care facilities and the training of healthcare professionals.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Florence Nightingale /'na¿t¿nge¿l/, OM, RRC, DStJ (12 May 1820 - 13 August 1910) was a British social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organised care for wounded soldiers.[3] She gave nursing a favourable reputation and became an icon of Victorian culture, especially in the persona of "The Lady with the Lamp" making rounds of wounded soldiers at night.[4][5] Recent commentators have asserted Nightingale's Crimean War achievements were exaggerated by media at the time, but critics agree on the importance of her later work in professionalising nursing roles for women.[6] In 1860, Nightingale laid the foundation of professional nursing with the establishment of her nursing school at St Thomas' Hospital in London. It was the first secular nursing school in the world, and is now part of King's College London. In recognition of her pioneering work in nursing, the Nightingale Pledge taken by new nurses, and the Florence Nightingale Medal, the highest international distinction a nurse can achieve, were named in her honour, and the annual International Nurses Day is celebrated on her birthday. Her social reforms included improving healthcare for all sections of British society, advocating better hunger relief in India, helping to abolish prostitution laws that were harsh for women, and expanding the acceptable forms of female participation in the workforce. Nightingale was a prodigious and versatile writer. In her lifetime, much of her published work was concerned with spreading medical knowledge. Some of her tracts were written in simple English so that they could easily be understood by those with poor literary skills. She was also a pioneer in data visualization with the use of infographics, effectively using graphical presentations of statistical data.[6] Much of her writing, including her extensive work on religion and mysticism, has only been published posthumously.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 210mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9781436882897
• ISBN-10: 1436882893
• Artikelnr.: 24872255