Forgotten heroes Nov 18, 2009
Page last updated at 11:55 GMT, Tuesday, 17 November 2009. The heroes Britain accidentally forgot. (BBC News -- UK)
Theorists Enrich Nursing Profession Nov 8, 2009
Hildegard Peplau & Florence Nightingale Considered Pioneers. Florence Nightingale believed a patient's environment improved their health, while Peplau's theory taught that the relationship between nurse and patient is important ... Centuries apart and living under the same prejudices, Florence Nightingale and Hildegard Peplau persevered and now considered pioneers of the nursing profession. (Suite101.com)
China's Mystery Lady Nov 7, 2009
In 1937, when Chiang Kai-shek's influence as the leader of China's Nationalist government was at its peak, Life magazine called Madame the "most powerful woman in the world." Liberty magazine described her as "the real brains and boss of the Chinese government." Clare Boothe Luce compared her, without a hint of hyperbole, to Joan of Arc and Florence Nightingale. Ernest Hemingway, who had lunch with Madame in 1941 in the wartime capital Chongqing, called her the "empress" of China. (The American Conservative)
Lottery help for heroes to return Nov 6, 2009
"We walked in darkness and had little sleep for days. I wanted to visit the place where I eventually managed to get some sleep. "I also wanted to see the home of a woman who was like Florence Nightingale. She had a house full of wounded Allied soldiers whom she cared for. (BBC News -- UK)
Website: Listverse Nov 4, 2009
Lists span a variety of subjects such as the top ten recently discovered photographs which include the likes of Florence Nightingale and Abraham Lincoln. For the conspiracy buff there is a top ten list of fascinating conspiracies and for the pop culture buffs you can't go wrong with the top ten banned album covers. (iAfrica.com)
Nameberry: Heroines, worthy women and trailblazers with notable names Nov 3, 2009
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE pioneering nurse during the Crimean War, who laid the foundations for modern nursing. GEORGIA Neese Clarke first woman Secretary of the Treasury. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Six Chinese nurses win Florence Nightingale medal Oct 28, 2009
BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Six Chinese nurses were awarded the Florence Nightingale medal on Tuesday for their prominent contributions to health care ... The Florence Nightingale medal, which is the highest international honor for nurses, is being given for the 42nd time since its introduction in 1912 ... The award is named after Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), an English nurse known for her pioneering work to improve the care of sick and wounded soldiers during the Crimean War (1853-1856). (Xinhuanet, China)
Resistance to flu shots violates nurses' duty Oct 22, 2009
Florence Nightingale would have died of shame after reading the Sept. 30 article, "Protesters take their best shot.". It reported that between 250 and 300 health care workers had rallied in Albany to protest the state Health Department's new requirement that health care workers be vaccinated against both the seasonal and H1N1 strains of flu. (Albany Times Union)
The Humor Potential: Watch out for martyrdom Oct 19, 2009
Once we ve taken on the mantle of Florence Nightingale, we become best known for our nursing skills and are constantly called upon to help others. Most of us who exhibit this behavior also try to get people to recognize how good and kind we are by refusing to accept help ourselves. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
The diagnosis? Hypochondria Oct 15, 2009
It is a phenomenon well known to Florence Nightingale, whose polemical treatise Cassandra is an obvious precursor to Virginia Woolf's better-known essay, A Room of One's Own ... Florence Nightingale: Nurse ... On her return from the Crimean war, Florence Nightingale fell seriously ill with a vague set of symptoms that would plague her for decades. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Healing garden offers solace Oct 14, 2009
Florence Nightingale recognized the importance of the internal, as well as external, environment: To heal, one must be sound in body, mind, and spirit. When you are diagnosed with breast cancer, there are the doctors and the physical side, but so much more is going on with you that is not addressed, Jacy of Concord explains. (Beacon Villager, MA)
Monday TV: Nurse Jackie Oct 5, 2009
Jackie Peyton is a kind of Florence Nightingale on crack. She's a painkiller-addicted nurse cheating on her doting husband with the hospital pharmacist, Eddie, who regularly doses her up with Vicodin during their lunchtime trysts. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Rev. Tess Baumberger: Visiting the sick - another reason for being a church Oct 4, 2009
Two important people in our tradition worked to make the world better by caring for the sick the Universalist Clara Barton and the Unitarian Florence Nightingale ... Florence Nightingale was born to a distinguished English Unitarian family ... Of course, you do not have to be a Clara Barton or a Florence Nightingale to care for members of your congregation. (Wakefield Observer, MA)
Thematic Stamp Collecting Sep 24, 2009
Famous people like Winston Churchill, John Kennedy, Florence Nightingale. Flags, their symbolism and development. (Suite101.com)
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806 -1859... Sep 15, 2009
The hospital incorporated the hygienic requirements raised by Florence Nightingale, for sanitation, ventilation, drainage and basic temperature control. The death toll fell considerably and Brunel s design is still incorporated into modern hospital buildings today. (Suite101.com)
It Happened One Decade Sep 14, 2009
I never could decide whether I wanted to be Joan of Arc, Florence Nightingale, or John L. Lewis, Hepburn confesses. Holiday was released in 1938. (New Yorker)
Scene & Herd: A fall packed with activity Sep 11, 2009
Florence Nightingale and the role her family played in her life will be discussed Sept. 29. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, one of the world s original power couples and the subjects of Gill s recent book We Two, will be the focus Oct. 6. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Tenet Wins 11th Circuit Appeal in RICO Case Sep 10, 2009
"The record shows that Tenet hospitals took advantage of a system designed to help pay for the sickest and least fortunate patients to heal ... This may not be what Florence Nightingale had in mind when she warned about the harm hospitals could do, but it is still a harm against which patients deserve protection. The government has addressed this new strain of harm by recovering almost a billion dollars from Tenet and making changes to the way the outlier program runs.". Rogow told us Wednesday... (Law.com)
News flash: GOP condemns extremist views, coarse rhetoric Sep 6, 2009
of Cuba Florence Nightingale Mother Teresa Yellow fever doctor, died of the fever doing research on it Arland D. Williams, Jr., of plane crash in icy Potomoc. He passed the life line to others in the frozen river. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
There and back Aug 14, 2009
A: I have been doing a spoken-word and song tribute to Woody Guthrie, and I also put together a tribute to Florence Nightingale ... Q: How did you become interested in Florence Nightingale ... I thought I would write some songs about war nursing and got into the life of Florence Nightingale, who's considered the founder of modern war-nursing. (Albany Times Union)
Woodstock: where are they now? Aug 10, 2009
As for Country Joe McDonald, who wrote the festival's emblematic anti-war hymn - "And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for? Don't ask me I don't give a damn. Next stop is Vietnam" - his work with war veterans recently inspired him to launch a project promoting Crimea War heroine, Florence Nightingale, the Lady With the Lamp revered as the founder of modern nursing. AFP. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Victorian Order of Nurses for Canad... Aug 6, 2009
Charlotte MacLeod was a who studied with Florence Nightingale, and was superintendent of Dr. Worchester s Waltham school. She became the first Chief Superintendent of the Victorian Order of Nurses. (Suite101.com)
Marlins make a deal Aug 1, 2009
We may have to hire a Florence Nightingale just to treat Johnson s injuries, but what the hey. Hallelujah. (The Palm Beach Post)
A health model for Obama Jul 26, 2009
Might want to check in at the Florence Nightingale Hospital in Istanbul. . (Albany Times Union)
U-M, Amazon Offer 400K Titles With Print-On-Demand Jul 22, 2009
The Ann Arbor school said the books are in more than 200 languages from Acoli to Zulu and include a 1898 book on nursing by Florence Nightingale, "Notes on Nursing: What it is and What it is not.". The move is possible because of the university's project to digitize its collection in partnership with Google Inc., school spokesman Rick Fitzgerald said. (KIRO TV, WA)
Saying thanks to those who make our lives better Jul 13, 2009
For the first day, I was Florence Nightingale not only at his beck and call but also caring for our three children. Florence hung around for about a day or two, then she had a sudden transformation not because I don t care for my family but because my cheery bedside manner was starting to fade as the patient wore on my patience. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Dbn man in 'pool of blood' Jul 12, 2009
"Paramedics found the man in Florence Nightingale Road outside an abandoned house at 9pm on Saturday," ER24 spokesman Derrick Banks said. "When paramedics arrived on the scene, they were led by police to the lifeless body of the man believed to be in his late 30s. He was found in a pool of blood had been stabbed multiple times to the throat, face and head.". (iAfrica.com)
Newsweek: First lady reaches out to D.C.s poor Jul 4, 2009
Her husband has declined to put a "Taxation Without Representation" license plate on the presidential limousine, but Michelle has become DC's Florence Nightingale, reaching out to the city's poor and neglected in a way few previous First Lady have done. Her willingness to highlight her adopted city's problems and publicize promising solutions offers a road map for social justice advocates. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Four takes on British history Jun 16, 2009
A few pioneering women such as Florence Nightingale forced their way into the professions and the universities. By the 20th Century, women were organizing themselves to demand their independence from social and legal restrictions. (BBC News -- UK)
Edie Falco's New Show Has More Blood and Nuns Than a Telenovela Jun 6, 2009
The Florence Nightingale reorganized upon the floor, played by Edie Falco, puts enough medicine down the hatch and up the nose that her entire professional life has a dreamlike quality. There's often a bright haze in the focus or a blissed-out amber in the lighting or a night-terror steepness to the angle of the lens. (Slate)
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In the beginning, nursing was more of a man's profession (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Pinning ceremony honors 20 NWOSU graduating nurses May 13, 2009
The members of the 2009 Nursing Class of Northwestern Oklahoma State University recite the modern Florence Nightingale Pledge after being pinned ... Dr. Carole McKenzie, chair of the Nursing Division, issued a brief welcome and talked about Nurse s Week and the influence of the founder of the profession of nursing, Florence Nightingale. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
* Premier vows to improve nurses work conditions May 13, 2009
Premier Liu Chao-shiuan, center, poses with nurses holding awards for outstanding service at a ceremony in Taipei yesterday marking International Nurse Day, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the traditional founder of modern nursing ... Liu made the remarks during an award ceremony for veteran and outstanding nurses to mark International Nurse Day, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, traditionally regarded as the founder of modern nursing. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
Honoring Halifax caregivers, look to nursing the future May 12, 2009
Held each year during the week between Nurses Day on May 6, and Florence Nightingale s birthday on May 12, the event honors local nurses by allowing participants to purchase candles for 1 a piece to honor a nurse, or in memory of a nurse. Each candle is placed in a bag bearing a nurse s name and displayed in front of the senior center, the former home of the Roanoke Rapids School of Nursing. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
GRNA urges nurses not to discriminate May 12, 2009
The day being marked under the theme: "Nurses Leading Care Innovations", was also to celebrate the 175th birthday of Florence Nightingale, founder of modern nursing. "We also call on the employer and government to maintain good relationship with nurses and midwives in recognition of services rendered and provide us with the conducive environment that will enhance our professional work," it said. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Caught in the crossfire May 9, 2009
Above the fireplace is a collection of framed portrait photographs of strong, bold women who cross cultures: Virginia Wolf, Florence Nightingale, the pioneering Turkish parliamentarian Behice Boran. Nearly 40 years after Boran took leadership of the Workers Party of Turkey (TIP), women make up only 9 per cent of elected politicians, and only one in five urban women has a job. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Lake Pointe Medical Center honors healthcare workers May 9, 2009
Additionally, National Nurses Week honors the hard work and dedication of nurses and begins on the birth date of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. I often hear our employees refer to their role as a calling, Jackson said. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
OPPORTUNITY TO GROW: New SCNA president eyes expanding association's reach May 5, 2009
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Joan Rivers: I Hate Duke, Not Poker Players May 5, 2009
Rivers, upset that Duke and Brande Roderick had conspired to boot daughter Melissa out of the show, screamed at Duke, "Poker players are trash, darling! Trash!" before calling her a "Nazi." Rivers, who's been receiving loads of irate e-mails, called us and said, "Oh, calm down! I said it about one person. How can I hate poker players? Did you ever look at the cards? Everyone knows I love queens. Poker playing is a very noble profession. A little-known fact is Florence Nightingale had to choose... (New York Post -- Gossip)
LETTERS: NCT, May 3, 2009 May 3, 2009
OK to bash Christians. "Jack RobinsonOceansideHow stupid does she think we are?The Senate should immediately investigate Dianne Feinstein. Again her husband's company benefited financially from her role as a U.S. senator.Feinstein recently wrote legislation giving the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 25 billion for home foreclosures she is not even on the banking committee! Her husband's company got the FDIC contract to sell foreclosed homes! During this time, he "happened" to invest... (North County Times)
Nurses Week May 6-12 Apr 30, 2009
Annually, National Nurses Week begins on May 6 and ends on May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, founder of nursing as a modern profession. The American Nurses Association, through its 54 constituent member associations, advances the profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting economic and general welfare, advocating for a positive and realistic view of nursing and lobbying Congress and the regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the... (Dowagiac News, MI)
National American Arab Nurses Association Director to Speak At University of Calgary-Qatar On May 12 Apr 29, 2009
Other honorees last year included Florence Nightingale, the first real advocate for nursing as a respected career; Walter Whitman, American author and humanist who enlisted as a nurse in the U.S. Civil War; Jeanne Mance, a National Historic Person of Canada for her courage in making hospital care available in a new land; and Dr. Harry Plummer, professor of Nursing at UC-Qatar. Khalifa is executive director of Metro Solutions, a Detroit-based non-profit fiscal intermediary that distributes... (Primezone Releases)
In sickness and in health Apr 13, 2009
I've concluded that he must have some sort of latent Florence Nightingale fantasy. I'm not sure, but he really gets offended when I'm not overly sympathetic to his sniffling. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Readin' Dirty Apr 4, 2009
Third, there is the thing with the barbecue tongs, after which the novel proceeds harmlessly for a while as the heroine recuperates from surgery and indulges Florence Nightingale fantasies about her male nurse. Then, fourth and worst, Helen decides that the best chance of reuniting her divorced parents lies in bursting her stitches, and the story reaches its grand guignol peak. (Slate)
Suspense novels Apr 1, 2009
She was a nurse working with Florence Nightingale during the bloody Crimean War. He was a member of the military unit made famous in Alfred, Lord Tennyson's 1854 narrative poem The Charge of the Light Brigade. (USA Today)
Arden, Rubinstein: First ladies of lipstick Mar 9, 2009
Elizabeth ArdenDEBUT TURE: Born Florence Nightingale Graham in Ontario in 1878. Died 1966. (San Francisco Chronicle)
BETTER LIFE: Doctor is in: News on medical ethics, shortages Mar 6, 2009
On this day 154 years ago -- Oct. 21, 1854 -- Florence Nightingale and 38 other British volunteer nurses were dispatched to the Crimean War. The woman whose name later became synonymous with nursing became famous because of her work caring for wounded soldiers there and her pioneering efforts to bring about more sanitary conditions in hospitals. (USA Today -- Tech)
John Madill / H-P staff This is the exterior of the new patient addition at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph, which will have an open house next weekend. Mar 2, 2009
Published: Sunday, March 1, 2009 1:08 PM EST ST. JOSEPH - In 1860, Florence Nightingale founded a nursing school on the belief that, given the right environment, the body has a remarkable capacity to heal itself. "The healing environment is not a new invention," said Susan Mazer, president and CEO of Healing Healthcare Systems, based in Reno, Nev. (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Write a dating how-to manual Feb 27, 2009
Is he a wounded soul and am I in the mood to be Florence Nightingale. stuff like that. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Real Housewives: Man Gretchen reportedly cheated with speaks out Feb 25, 2009
Im fond of the moment when Gretchen said she didnt know who Florence Nightingale was, never mind All About Eve Is that Adam and Eve. -- but the most dramatic part of the night was still another throwdown between the two hottest housewives. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Down on Churchill Feb 10, 2009
The report part of the Time for Change campaign to end stigma on mental illness highlights how the services of sufferers Florence Nightingale, Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln might also have been lost. Mr Campbell, who himself battles depression, wrote: More than 60 per cent of employers wouldn t consider employing someone with a history of mental illness. (The Sun)
'Hospitals must be reminded of their true Christian heritage ... Feb 8, 2009
It arose first in the religious orders and although it began to become secularised after the Reformation, its Christian foundations were re-discovered by people like Florence Nightingale: the founder, in many ways, of modern nursing. . (Daily Mail)
