Florence Nightingale introduced many of the practices and
beliefs that are at the basis of modern health care systems. Through dedication,
perseverance, and complete commitment to achieving the changes she felt were needed, she
overcame objections from many sources to create the beginnings of today's medical
procedures.
Nightingale worked tirelessly to develop and
enforce standards of cleanliness for patients and facilities, both of which were unheard
of considerations prior to her efforts. She championed the cause of specific training
for nurses and then fought, ultimately successfully, to change the attitudes of the day
so that nurses were allowed to work with doctors cooperative efforts to care for
patients. She also integrated care of the patients' emotional as well as physical
welfare by introducing recreational opportunities into the health care settings in which
she worked.
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