Results: National Nursing Week -- This Year, Perhaps More Than Usual, A Time To Thank Our Nurses
Published on 05/08/2020
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National nurse appreciation week recognizes the hard work, dedication and selflessness of nurses worldwide, celebrated globally but always around Florence Nightingale's birthday, May 12. This year, more than ever, the dedication of these front line workers is front and centre in our minds and hearts. Are you a nurse or personally know a nurse?
I am a nurse
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I know a nurse
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No, but I truly respect and appreciate nurses
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Do not know any nurses
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The word "nurse" originally came from the Latin word "nutrire", meaning to suckle, referring to a wet-nurse; only in the late 16th century did it attain its modern meaning of a person who cares for the sick. Florence Nightingale was a trailblazing figure in nursing who greatly affected 19th- and 20th-century policies around proper medical care. She is considered the founder of modern nursing In 1860, she established her nursing school at St Thomas Hospital, London. It is the World's first nursing school that was in a hospital. Now it is a part of King's College, London. She was known for her night rounds to aid the wounded, establishing her image as the 'Lady with the Lamp.' What other facts about this remarkable woman did you know?
Nightingale was born on May 12, 1820, in Florence, Italy, the city which inspired her name.
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Nightingale was from a wealthy background. She wasn't expected to take up a career, but rather get married and have children. However, she felt she had a calling, and therefore took up nursing. She rejected marriage proposals and concentrated on her career.
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She spoke many languages fluently, including English, German, French and Italian. She also had the basic knowledge and understanding of Greek and Latin.
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Nightingale travelled everywhere to gain knowledge and insight into medicine. She studied how hospitals worked in Greece, Germany and many other places. Medical tourism was born because of her. She used to advise patients to travel to other countries where the medical costs were much cheaper, and the medicines, standard of living and nutrition was available at a much lesser cost.
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During the war, Florence Nightingale herself got sick with Crimean Fever. This was the same fever that killed many of her patients and colleagues
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She thought that wounded soldiers died because of lack of care and medicines provided to them, but when she started working, she realized that most of them died because of poor sanitation. She made a huge effort in making things sanitized for the wounded soldiers and went on to do so for hospitals in England.
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She was offered to be buried at Westminster Abbey, but her family refused the offer. She was buried in her family's plot at St. Margaret's Church, in Hampshire, England because this was her last wish.
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Nightingale was a good writer. Apart from nursing, she also wrote a few medical books which she wrote in simple English so that anyone who reads it would understand.
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Here are some interesting facts about nurses -- how many of these did you already know?
Nurses are consistently named as one of the most trusted professions. The annual Gallup Survey has named nursing as the highest-trusted profession for the 14th year in a row. Nurses are viewed as having high ethical and honesty standards by 85% of the public who took the survey.
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Nurses walk—a lot: A study found that nurses walk an average of 4-5 miles during a 12-hour shift.
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There are about as many nurses in the U.S. as there are people in Los Angeles: There are more than 3.8 million nurses
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Only 3 of 5 nurses actually work in hospitals.
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The first nursing school was established in India in 250 B.C. During this time, only men were allowed to attend the school because they were viewed as more "pure" than women. Now, women practically dominate the field statistically.
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General nursing practices are universal all over the world.
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As much as we appreciate nurses for all they do, some portrayals of nurses in fiction have become famous for all the wrong reasons. Which of these famous (and infamous) fictional nurses are you aware of?
Nurse Ratched (One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest)
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Major Margaret Houlihan (M*A*S*H)
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Nurse Jackie Peyton (Nurse Jackie)
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Nurse Hathaway (E.R.)
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Nurse McMurphy (China Beach)
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Madam Pomfrey (Harry Potter series)
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Kitty Forman (That 70s Show)
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Annie Wilkes (Misery)
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Greg Focker (Meet the Parents)
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Of course, Florence Nightingale is top of the list of famous real life nurses. But, here are some other real life nurses that go down in history as noteworthy. How many of these do you know?
Clara Barton -- The "Angel of the Battlefield," Clara Barton was a nurse during the American Civil War, and later started the American Red Cross, a lifeline for anyone going through a disaster.
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Dorothea Dix -- The founder of the first-known mental hospital, Dix lived from 1802 to 1887.
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Hazel Johnson-Brown -- A brigadier general in the United States Army, Hazel Johnson-Brown became the first African-American head of the Army Nurse Corps in 1979
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St. Camillus de Lellis -- The patron saint of nurses, St. Camillus de Lellis, was one of the first nurses in history.
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Walt Whitman -- Mostly known as a poet and novelist, Walt Whitman was also a respected nurse.
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Edward T. Lyon -- He became the first male nurse in the Army Nurse Corps.
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Ruby Bradley -- Colonel Ruby Bradley is one of the most decorated U.S. Army nurses in history.
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Christiane Reimann -- Every year, the International Council of Nurses awards the prestigious Christiane Reimann award. This award is named after a Danish nurse who became the first full-time, paid leader of the organization.
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Margaret Sanger -- After finishing nursing school, Sanger started an educational campaign that eventually became Planned Parenthood. Advocating for safe contraceptives throughout her career, Sanger made huge strides in healthcare for women and children.
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Greta Zimmer -- Although her name is not a household one, her photo certainly is. She's the famous nurse being kissed by a sailor in Times Square (shown) -- interesting side note is that Greta wasn't actually a nurse, but a dental assistant
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