Abstract

SARDUY LUGO, Mirelys; SARDUY LUGO, Anabel  and  FERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZ, Yuleidy. Florence Nightingale: Forerunner of Critical Care Practice. EDUMECENTRO [online]. 2023, vol.15  Epub Apr 30, 2023. ISSN 2077-2874.

Among the personalities with the most contributions to the development of professional nursing, Florence Nightingale stands out, a British nurse who was a forerunner of contemporary professional nursing and creator of the first conceptual model of nursing. Her contributions as a statistician, researcher, and public health professional are complemented by the fact that she is the pioneer in the practice of intensive care; her teachings are notably valid in today's health systems. In 1860 she founded the Nightingale Home and Training School for Nurses. She wrote around two hundred documents with transcendental repercussions in military health, social assistance, civil hospitals, medical statistics and care for the sick. It is the objective of the authors to highlight through this Research Paper, the relevant aspects of her work that distinguish her as a forerunner of the practice of intensive care, necessary knowledge for medical science students in training and professionals in general.

Keywords : nursing; nursing history; critical care; nursing education.

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