Purpose:

The purpose of this discussion is for learners to describe Nightingale information new to them related to leadership and/or provision of care.

Course Outcomes:

This discussion enables the student to meet the following course outcome:

• CO1: Describe persons and events in nursing history from the early years through the 19^thcentury related to leadership and provision of care. (PO2)

Due Date

• During the assigned week (Sunday the start of the assigned week through Sunday the end of the assigned week):
  • Posts in the discussion at least two times, and
  • Posts in the discussion on two different days

Points Possible

50 points

Directions

• Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In discussions students:
  • Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week
  • Integrate outside scholarly sources when required
  • Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates and/or instructor
  • Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner
• Use the rubric on this page as you compose your answers.
• Best Practices include:
  • Participation early in the week is encouraged to stimulate meaningful discussion among classmates and instructor.
  • Enter the discussion often during the week to read and learn from posts.
  • Select different classmates for your reply each week.

Discussion

The basic story of Florence Nightingale is familiar to most nurses. This week we learned more about Nightingale’s life and work. Select one area of Nightingale’s leadership that was new to you and tell us how this changed your understanding of this important woman and her contributions to nursing.

SOLUTION 

Florence Nightingale pioneered many concepts throughout her nursing career. It was interesting to discover and new to me that she utilized statistics and evidence-based practice to improve the quality of care and outcomes.” Nightingale was the first nurse to systematically collect data and then statistically analyze it to justify proposed policy and treatment protocol changes aimed at improving patient outcomes” (Andrist, 2006). I learned from the Florence Nightingale Museum Website that she created pie charts to visualize and understand collected data. Using this information, Florence concluded that British soldiers most likely died from disease(typhoid, cholera, and dysentery) than wounds from battle. She also found a connection between aseptic technique and decreased mortality based on her research…please click the purchase button to access the entire solution at $5