Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not

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Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not is Florence Nightingale’s influential 1859 guide that laid the foundations of modern nursing practice and public health care.

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instanceOf book
non-fiction book
nursing manual
author Florence Nightingale (as nurse and organizer of medical care)
surface form: Florence Nightingale
centralTheme prevention of disease through sanitation
the nurse’s role in creating a healing environment
considered classic of nursing literature
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
describes practical rules for care of the sick
principles of bedside nursing
educationalUse history of medicine courses
nursing curricula
emphasizes moral responsibility of nurses
patient comfort and dignity
systematic observation over untested tradition
focusesOn cleanliness of rooms and walls
health of houses
nutrition and food preparation
observation of the sick
personal cleanliness
ventilation and warming
genre instructional guide
medical literature
hasPart chapters on environmental health
chapters on patient observation
hasReprint multiple modern editions
historicalPeriod Victorian era
influenced modern nursing
nursing education
public health nursing
notableFor emphasis on environmental factors in health
guidance for nurses and caregivers
laying foundations of modern nursing practice
originalLanguage English
publicationYear 1859
relatedTo Crimean War nursing reforms
development of professional nursing standards
subject home nursing
hospital care
hygiene
nursing
patient care
public health
sanitation
targetAudience nurses
women caring for family members at home

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Florence Nightingale (as nurse and organizer of medical care) notableWork Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not
subject surface form: Florence Nightingale