Introduction to Nightingale 2007-02-01 11:40 "5·12" International Nurses Day was established to commemorate Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern medical nursing.
Florence Nightingale was a British nursing pioneer, the founder of the female nursing profession and the founder of modern nursing education. Nightingale was born into a wealthy family in Florence, Italy on May 12, 1820. She received a good education. She studied at the University of Paris. In 1850, despite her family's objections, she went to Germany to study nursing at the Christian School for Deaconesses in Kaisersweil, Germany. She began to conduct inspections and research on nursing work in Britain, France, Germany and other countries, and wrote many nursing monographs. In 1853, he became the supervisor of the London Society for the Care of Sick Women. During the Crimean War from 1854 to 1856, Nightingale served the wounded on both sides with her humanity and charity, saving many lives. She was called the "Lamp Lady" by soldiers in the field. After the war, she was regarded as a national hero. In 1857, due to her efforts, the Royal Army Health Commission was established. In the same year, the Military Medical School was established. In 1860, she used the Nightingale Fund donated by the public to establish the world's first nursing school, Nightingale Nursing School, at St. Thomas' Hospital in the United Kingdom, which promoted the development of nursing work and nurse education in Western European countries and even around the world. develop. Later, she started training midwives and workhouse nurses. Her major works such as "Hospital Notes" and "Nursing Notes" have become basic teaching materials for hospital management and nurse education. Thanks to her efforts, nursing became a science. Her educational ideas spread from the United Kingdom to Europe, America and Asia. Nightingale is known as the originator of modern nursing. In 1901, she became blind due to overwork. In 1907, in recognition of Nightingale's outstanding contributions to medical work, the King of England awarded her the Order of Merit, making her the first British woman to receive this honor. Nightingale died in 1910.
In 1912, the International Council of Nurses designated May 12, the birth date of Nightingale, as International Nurses Day, aiming to encourage nurses to inherit and carry forward the glorious tradition of nursing and " Treat every patient with love, patience, attentiveness and responsibility" and do a good job in nursing. Originally called "Hospital Day", also known as "Nightingale Day", it is called "International Nurses Day" in China. On this day, vigorously promoting nursing work and encouraging nurses to learn the humanitarian spirit of saving lives and helping the wounded has become a grand event in the nursing community around the world.
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The International Council of Nurses has set the theme of Nurses Day 2006 as "Ensuring safe nurse deployment to protect patients' lives." A report released by the World Health Organization in April 2006 pointed out that there is a global shortage of approximately 4.3 million doctors, nurses and other health care personnel, leaving more than 1 billion people around the world unable to receive the most basic health care services. This has seriously hindered mankind's fight against AIDS and other major diseases, making humans extremely vulnerable to AIDS, avian influenza or natural disasters.
The International Council of Nurses has set the theme of this year's Nurses' Day as "Ensuring safe nurse deployment to protect patients' lives." It also aims to emphasize that the number and professional skills of clinical nurses are directly related to patients' life safety and health. Countries around the world should work together to solve the problem of clinical nurse shortage and nurse overload, improve the working level of nurses, and ensure that patients can receive safe, effective, and satisfactory nursing services.