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Hello, again and here we are in the final weeks!

Nursing Hisotry: Why They Carry the Lamp

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Mary Seacole

I would like to introduce you to a valiant lady from Jamaica.  Her knowledge of medicinal herbs and nursing was introduced to her by her mother. She became well known for her nursing (she was called doctress in Jamaica) capabilities and in 1854 traveled to the Crimea to offer her services to Florence Nightingale.  Though her father had been a Scottish Army officer her mother was of African heritage and since Mary was called a Creole she was turned down as one of Nightingale’s own.

  However, Seacole had a head for business and a heart for caring. She opened the British Hotel and wounded soldiers sought her out as did many of the colorful local characters.  With the help of an English journalist name Russell she published a book about her exploits and the rest is history.

          I accompanied them on horseback...English and French cavalry preceded the Turkish infantry over the plain yet full of memorials of the terrible Light Cavalry charge a few months before [Do you remember reading Tennyson’s “The Charge of the Light Brigade”?]

“…One thought never left my mind as I walked through the fearful miles of suffering in that great hospital…on the spot where poor fellows is stricken down by pestilence or Russian bullets…”

Nursing History Then and Now

Hello Class,

As you will obsever below, " We have come a long way , Baby", and we expect and will do so much more.  I would like to mention , first the two videos below.  The first one was one of my various and mostly chaotic ventures into placing a video on this blog.  When I finally GOT IT I failed to notice ( and I'm sure you will) it's in Spanish.  For those that are fluent in this language I know you will appreciate it more than those that are not.  The pcitures however, do inform us of the appeal and endurance of our profession's inspiration, Florence Nightingale.... And the music is nice too. 

The second video is one about " The Life in a Day of a Critical Care Nurse".  We all know what that is  all about.  It is simply amazing where our profession has been and where it is now. Enjoy, and I'll post again soon.

As always ,I know your time is valueable and thank you for watching.


Mary B.

This is What Nurses do Today, Every Day

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Noblesse Oblige

Over 2000 volunteer nurses serve in the army during the Civil War

Introduction and commentary by John R. Brumgardt

A devoted nurse later praised her female colleagues: "Would that I could do more than thank the dear friends who made my life for four years so happy and contented; who never made me feel by word or act, that my self-imposed occupation was otherwise than one which would ennoble any woman.   If ever any aid was given through my own exertions, or any labor rendered effective by me for the good of the South-if any sick soldier ever benefitted by my happy face or pleasant smiles at his bedside, or death was ever soothed by gentle words of hope and tender care, such results were only owing to the cheering encouragement I received from them. They were gentlewomen in every sense of the word, and though they might not have remembered that "noblesse oblige," they felt and acted up to the motto in every act of their lives. My only wish was to live and die among them, growing each day better from contact with their gentle, kindly sympathies and heroic hearts.

Hope you enjoy this.

Mary B.

Reference

BrumGardt, J. R (2003) Civil War nurses: Angles of the battlefield. Retrieved from http://www.civilwarhome.com/civilwarnurses.htm

Dorothea Dix: Remarkable Woman

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This is an 8 minute video on Dorothea Dix.  I hope you will take the time to view it.  A word of caution. In order to retun to the blog and back to your class please use the back arrow instead of the X for closing after viewing the video.  It will cost you less time.  Thank you for watching.

Mary B.

Two Links Regarding Mental Illness

There are two links.The first link shows a picture of a Philadelphia mental ward for men labeled  "Nervous Pavilion".  Amazingly, this particular ward looks like it might be a fairly comfortable place to be treated for these poor unfortunate souls.

The second link is a video describing the heroic works of Dorothea Dix as a nurse and humanitarian along with her efforts in a time ( in the South it would have been known as the Antebellum Era) when there was little concern for those suffering from mental illness ( Reddi, V. 2012). She was a lady that took little credit for her untiring work and at the end of the video ( it is 8 minutes long, hence the use of the link) you will see her apparent humility at the end of the video in her humble grave marker.  She rarely took credit publically for the things that she achieved.

I think you will find this interesting.  Thank you for watching.

Mary B.

References

Philadelphia Hospital (1890).  " The Men's Nervous Pavilion".

Reddi, V. (2012). Dorothea Dix.  Retrieved from http://www.truthaboutnursing.org/press/pioneers/dix.html.

Nursing Then

http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/nhhc/Pages/PGH_mc13_bx2_0034.aspx

The Nightingale System of Nursing

Florence Nightingale’s System of Nursing really began in the 1860’s with a fund of 144,000 pounds.  This was an enormous sum in England or anywhere at that time.  She was in total control of all the funds because of her reputation and ethical character.  She did not especially approve of physicians involving themselves in nurses training nor did she like them as hospital administrators (Hallett, 2010) In fact, she had as many problems with hospital administrators in the late 1880’s as nurses have currently:

            As for doctors, civil or military, there must be something in the smell of the medicines which induces absolute administrative incapacity (Nightingale, 1880).

She like she endured the problems that challenge the current nursing profession.  Here’s something that might shock you.  She believed that nursing was not a profession.  She held distain for the very mention of the word profession in conjunction with nursing (Hallett, 2010).

            The work of a nurse into a mere profession [is] degenerating.  A nurse’s work is not a profession but a calling (Nightingale, 1880).

She called her nurses Nightingales and their “calling” like our profession held the women to the highest standards.

I hope you enjoyed this quick look at Florence.

Mary B.

References

Hallet, C. (2012).  Celebrating nursing: A visual history. London, UK: Ben Johnson House.

Nightingale, F. (1880). In L. McDonald, Florence Nightingale: The Nightingale School (2009). Canada: Wilfrid Laurier University Press.

Class Intro

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

When Florence Nightingale wrote "Notes on Nursing" it was 1860.  Methods of treating the sick were severely limited. She wrote this book as a guide for non-trained women to refer to in the treatment of their sick and dying.  She was a fanatic on cleanliness and her passion for fresh air in treating the sick is well documented.  She reports:

          A dark house is always an unhealthy house, always an ill-aired house, always dirty.  Want of light stops growth, and promotes scrofula, rickets, etc. among children (Nightingale, 1860, p.28).

Scrofula is  Cervical Tuberculosis most often affecting lymph nodes ( McClay & Meyers, 2011).   Fresh air was a standard treatment for those suffering from TB during her time.  We all know Rickets comes from a vitamin D deficiency. Some of you might have worked, during your career ,in older hospitals that had large sun rooms and lots of windows specific for treating TB ( they were called sanatoriums).  The extra Vitamin D from the sun was a perk.

Thank you all for joining me.

References

McClay, J. E. & Meyers, A. D. (2011). Scrofula Overview.  Retrieved from http://emedicine.medscape.com/articl;e/858234-overview

Nightingale, F. (1860). Notes on nursing.  What it is and what it is not. New York, NY: Dover Publications.