"My heart always sinks within me when I hear the good housewife,
of every class, say, 'I assure you the bed has been well slept in:
and I can only hope it is not true. What? Is the bed already
saturated with somebody else's damp before my patient comes to
exhale in it his own damp? Has it not had a single chance to be
aired? No, not one. It has been slept in every night."
From the best known work of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the
originator and founder of modern nursing, comes a collection of
notes that played an important part in the much needed revolution
in the field of nursing. For the first time it was brought to the
attention of those caring for the sick that their responsibilities
covered not only the administration of medicines and the
application of poultices, but the proper use of fresh air, light,
warmth, cleanliness, quiet, and the proper selection and
administration of diet. Miss Nightingale is outspoken on these
subjects as well as on other factors that she considers essential
to good nursing. But, whatever her topic, her main concern and
attention is always on the patient and his needs.
One is impressed with the fact that the fundamental needs of the
sick as observed by Miss Nightingale are amazingly similar today
(even though they are generally taken for granted now) to what they
were over 100 years ago when this book was written. For this
reason, this little volume is as practical as it is interesting and
entertaining. It will be an inspiration to the student nurse,
refreshing and stimulating to the experienced nurse, and immensely
helpful to anyone caring for the sick.
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