Florence Nightingale developed an environmental theory of nursing in the 1850s based on her experiences as a nurse in the Crimean War. She believed the environment, including factors like ventilation, light, noise, and cleanliness, was a major influence on health and the healing process. According to Nightingale's theory, nurses should manipulate the physical, psychological, and social environment to support a patient's natural healing abilities. By optimizing all aspects of the environment, the nurse facilitates recovery and helps the patient regain their health. Nightingale's theory emphasized the role of environment in nursing and laid the foundation for modern holistic nursing practice.

1. WELCOME TO THE
PRESENTATION

2. NIGHTINGALE
ENVIRONMENTAL THEORY

3. INTRODUCTION
•Florence Nightingale began her nursing career in
1851 in Kaiserwerth, Germany.
•She pioneered the concept of formal nursing in
nursing.
•Her experience in treating the wounded solders in
the crimean war strongly influenced her philosophy
of nursing
•She is considered the first nursing theorist.
•Nightingale’s theory has profoundly influenced the
other theories --- Adaptation theory, Stress theory, &
Need theory.

4. GENERAL INFORMATION
•The foundation of nightingale theory is the
environment.--- All the external conditions & forces
that influences the life & development of the
organism.
•The inter relationship of a healthful environment
with nursing provides the basis for her theory.
•In Nightingale’s era unsanitary conditions posed a
great hazard.
•External forces & conditions can prevent, suppress,
contribute to disease or death.
•Her goal was to help patient retain his vitality by
meeting his basic needs by manipulating the
environment.

5. • Nightingale described five major component of
positive environment—ventilation, adequate
lighting, sufficient warmth, control of effluvia, &
control of noise.
• Nightingale generally referred to the work place,
hospital environment while she referred to the
environment.
• Nightingale referred to three kinds of environment
: physical . Psychological & social.
• A patient’s psychological & social environment are
addressed by providing positive & stress free
surroundings.

6. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
•Consists of physical elements – light,
ventilation, noise, drainage, warmth,
cleanliness.
• Affects all other aspects of the environment.
• Influences a persons psychological
environment.

7. PSYCHOLOGICAL
ENVIRONMENT
•Can be affected by negative
physiological environment which causes
stress.
• Requires activities to keep the mind
active.
• Involves communication with the
person, about the person, about the
other people, communication should be
therapeutic, soothing, & unhurried.

8. SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
•Involves collecting data about
illness & disease prevention.
• Includes components of physical
environment also.
• Consists of a persons home &
community.

9. NIGHTINGALE’S THEORY
& CONCEPTS OF NURSING
PERSON
• Is referred as the patient
• Is a human being acted upon by the
nurse or affected by the person.
• Has reparative powers to deal with
the disease, recovery is with in the
patient’s power as long as safe
environment exist

10. ENVIRONMENT
• Serves as the foundation of
Nightingale’s theory.
• Comprises of external conditions &
forces that influences one’s life &
development.
• Includes everything from personal
food to nurses verbal & non verbal
interactions.

11. HEALTH
• Is described as maintaining well being
by using a person’s powers to fullest
extent; disease is viewed as a reparative
process instituted by nature.
• Is maintained by controlling
environmental factors to prevent disease;
health & disease are the focus of the
nurse, who helps a person through the
healing process

12. NURSING
• Aims to provide fresh air, light, warmth, cleanliness,
quite environment & proper diet.
• Facilitates a person’s reparative process by ensuring
the best possible environment.
• Influence environment to affect health.
• Is a discipline distinct from medicine, focusing on the
person experiencing a reparative process rather than
on the disease of an anatomical structurs or a person’s
physiology.
• Supports nursing process.

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