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Research Day

Presentation

April 22, 2020

Julia Whitt, Morgan Davis, Julia Bass

How effective is Florence

Nightingale’s Theory on

patient environment and

increasing patient outcome

standards?

Canons (^) Ventilation and warming: The first “essential”

environmental change is clean circulating air (AC and

heating are advancements in today’s hospitals)

Light: Pioneered how hospitals today are designed

(North-South axis with East and West wings for

maximum sun exposure)

Noise: Reduction in noise can improve healing time and

quality

Bed and bedding: Cleanliness of linens can reduces risk

for infection (Iram, 2018).

(Florence Nightingale, Nursing, and Health Care Today, 2018)

Canons Continued

Variety: Patients need to view a variety of

objects/colors/images in order to keep their minds alert

and promote healing. (today, many rooms have TV’s

for this very reason)

Diet: Adequate nutrition has a direct correlation with

sleep, so frequent intake of meals (or IV fluids in

today’s world) promote proper rest

Personal cleanliness: Appearance plays a role in trust

and authority. A neat, clean appearance helps nurses

establish rapport with patients

(Florence Nightingale, Nursing, and Health Care Today, 2018)

Best Practice

Conclusion

● Decrease in death

rate/casualties

● Shorter length of stay

● Natural light reported to be

more effective than

antidepressants

● Noise reduction can improve

circadian rhythm misalignment

● Hand washing prevents spread

of pathogens

● Wound care prevents infection

(University of Texas Health Science Center, 2018) (Kamdar et al., 2017) (Park et al., 2018)

The concepts Nightingale used that are still pertinent today

Infection control- cleaning the hospital top to bottom, cleaning

sheets, and requiring proper hygiene

Self care- encouraging patients to care for themselves to

promote healing and independence

Assessment- assessing patients and their condition

Therapeutic communication- offer patients empathy and

compassion during rounds

Spiritual nursing- comfort patients who are getting ready to

pass away

Public health advocacy- wrote a report proposing reform for

hospitals, therefore being an advocate for the public

(University of Texas Health Science Center, 2018)

Nightingale's

Nurses Do Make

a Difference

“ What is it to feel a calling for

anything? Is it not to do our

work in it to satisfy the high idea

of what is the right, the best…?

This is the ‘enthusiasm’ in which

everyone...must have in order to

follow his ‘calling’ properly”-

Florence Nightingale

(Florence Nightingale, Nursing, and Health Care Today, 2018)

References Florence Nightingale, Nursing, and Health Care Today. (2018). Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Uz8nDwAAQBAJ &oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=is+floerence+nightingals+theory+effectiv e+today+&ots=l-- aPA3eai&sig=h7DIAZbUT8L54P5QjACyTnkGCBI#v=onepage&q=i s floerence nightingals theory effective today&f=false Iram, M. (2018). Ensuring Holistic Care: Application and Evaluation of Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory on Tuberculosis Patient. Retrieved from https://globaljournals.org/GJMR_Volume18/5-Ensuring- Holistic-Care-Application.pdf Kamdar, B., Martin, J., Needham, D. (2017). Noise and Light Pollution in the Hospital: A Call for Action. J. Hosp. Med 2017;10;861-862. doi:10.12788/jhm.