PP 5

Florence Nightingale - founder of modern nursing

• from a well off family, friends with queen victoria, studied music grammar composition modern lanuagage math relgion and more.

• intense serious child mature over the years

• had two marriage proposals but refused

• her family tried to say no to nursing but gave in, she completed her training when 31 at germany

• later work for england to examine hospitals and more

• during her time at crimea war what she saw was dirty men in flifthy condition, so she created her theory based off that

  • 5 environmental componenets, clean air, pure water, efficient drainage, cleanliness and lught - with the patient at the center (holistic view)

  • also incldued quiet and diet

• her and her team worked to improve conditions which made her popular and loved by soliders but not much by doctors and officers

• she believed in educating nurses and based on health promo and disease prevent

dr patricia benner - med surg nursing

• born in virgina, went to pasadena college, has many awards

• maintains knowledge overtime thru practice and developed thru experiential learning

• based off the dreyfus model of skill acquisiton and explains the five stages of: novice, advanced beg, competent, proficient, and expert

• believes that nurses remiss in articulation research