I use the word nursing for want of a better. It has been limited to signify little more than the administration of medicines and the application of poultices. It ought to signify the proper use of fresh air, light, warmth, cleanliness, quiet, and the proper selection and administration of diet — all at the least expense of vital power to the patient.


Notes on Nursing (1860)

Florence Nightingale Quotes

I use the word nursing for want of a better. It has been limited to signify little more than the administration of medicines and the application of...

I use the word nursing for want of a better. It has been limited to signify little more than the administration of medicines and the application of...

I use the word nursing for want of a better. It has been limited to signify little more than the administration of medicines and the application of...

I use the word nursing for want of a better. It has been limited to signify little more than the administration of medicines and the application of...