Father’s Day Thoughts on Men in Nursing
by I recently commented on Mother’s Day and nursing, noting that women who have sacrificed so much for others as mothers and nurses deserve our deepest …
Tag: Florence Nightingale
Celebrating Mother’s Day and National Nurses Week
We have just passed May 12, 2019. As a nation, we celebrated Mother’s Day. Some of us also recognized the day as Florence Nightingale’s birthday. …
Anthropology / Career / Culture / Leadership / Nursing
National Nurses Week: Celebrating Nurses and Nursing With Genuine Admiration
As I write this, we are on the threshold of another National Nurses Week. The annual recognition week begins on May 6 and ends on …
Florence Nightingale on Nursing, Part 2: Ahead of Her Time or Obsolete in Ours?
Last week, I mentioned that I have recently begun to revisit some of the sources of my nursing knowledge and experience. As I attempt to …
Anthropology / Career / History / Nursing / Philosophy
Florence Nightingale on Nursing, Part 1: Initial Observations
The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle began his Metaphysics with the statement that “All men by nature desire to know.” Consistent with this statement, but not …