Florence Nightingale Pledge
By jennifer olin bsn rn.
Florence nightingale pledge. In honor of the city of her birth and in keeping with the tradition started by her parents the little girl was named florence. Florence nightingale is the most recognized name in the field of nursing. The florence nightingale pledge nightingale pledge 1935. Her work was instrumental for developing modern nursing practice and from her first shift she worked to ensure patients in her care had what they needed to get healthy.
Lystra gretter and a committee for the farrand training school for nurses in detroit michigan created the pledge in 1893. Florence nightingale was born on 12 may 1820 into a rich upper class well connected british family at the villa colombaia in florence tuscany italy and was named after the city of her birth. Florence nightingale nee le 12 mai 1820 a florence morte le 13 aout 1910 a londres est une infirmiere britannique pionniere des soins infirmiers modernes et de lutilisation des statistiques dans le domaine de la sante. Today one of rncentrals twitter followers asked us a great question do nurses take an oath similar to the hippocratic one that doctors take.
Florence nightingale byname lady with the lamp born may 12 1820 florence italydied august 13 1910 london england british nurse statistician and social reformer who was the foundational philosopher of modern nursing. The nightingale pledge named in honour of florence nightingale is a modified version of the hippocratic oath. The florence nightingale pledge is a modified version of the hippocratic oath written by lystra gretter in 1893. I solemnly pledge myself before god and in the presence of this assembly to pass my life in purity and to practise my profession faithfully.