Application of Florence Nightingale’s theory to an old patient suffering from bronchial asthma

Authors

  • Kety Bernardes Carballo Licenciada en Enfermería. Instructora. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Dr. Ernesto Che Guevara de la Serna". Pinar del Río.
  • Deysi Lucía Sánchez Hernandez Licenciada en Enfermería. Asistente. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Dr. Ernesto Che Guevara de la Serna". Pinar del Río.
  • Liset Hernández Amaran Licenciada en Enfermería. Instructora. Master en Atención Integral al Niño. Neonatología. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Dr. Ernesto Che Guevara de la Serna". Pinar del Río.
  • Raisa Cristina Arcia Conil Licenciada en Enfermería. Asistente. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Dr. Ernesto Che Guevara de la Serna". Pinar del Río.

Keywords:

Nursing, Aged, Asthma.

Abstract

In the history of nursing specialty existed a great number of theories that contributed to the new basics of the nursing care in patients suffering from chronic diseases, where unfavorable environments can constitute a risk factor that can trigger for a disease worsening; this was described by the theory of Florence Nightingale, who recognized the special significance of the environment as an essential factor influencing on people’s health. A descriptive study aimed at relating the theory of Florence Nightingale to a true situation of an old, female, asthmatic patient who belonged to N-1 Doctor’s Office at “Pedro Borras Astorga” University Outpatient Clinic was conducted on January 2012 in Pinar del Rio. The information needed was collected from a visit to the patient’s house. The patient was interviewed, revising her clinical history; the study was supported on the letters of Florence Nightingale together with the review of other secondary more recent theories, those who have developed their own theories and models from the logical thinking of Florence Nightingale. Some alterations regarding the surroundings where the patient’s house was located were first identified by Florence Nightingale as elements influencing on the subject’s health. Education of health was offered to the asthmatic patient in order to better the environmental conditions; avoiding this way the onset of further emergencies of the chronic disease.

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Published

2012-09-03

How to Cite

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Bernardes Carballo K, Sánchez Hernandez DL, Hernández Amaran L, Arcia Conil RC. Application of Florence Nightingale’s theory to an old patient suffering from bronchial asthma. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2012 Sep. 3 [cited 2025 Aug. 30];16(4):3-12. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/951

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 4 (2012)

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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