The Florence Nightingale's Environmental Theory: A Critical Analysis

Medeiros, Ana Beatriz de Almeida; Enders, Bertha Cruz; Lira, Ana Luísa Brandão de Carvalho

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“…In the pre-antimicrobial era, sunlight was used to treat microbial infections such as tuberculosis of the skin [139,140], and architectural design responded to accommodate health-based infrastructure [136,140,141]. In the late 1800s, researchers began studying the bactericidal effects of sunlight [142][143][144]; quickly realizing the importance of sunlight for controlling pathogenic bacteria, particularly in health care facilities [145][146][147]. There were even concerns that tall buildings in cities would block the sunlight needed to kill the agent of Typhoid Fever [148].…”

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Building upon current knowledge and techniques of indoor microbiology to construct the next era of theory into microorganisms, health, and the built environment

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Lloyd

Mhuireach

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J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol

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In the constructed habitat in which we spend up to 90% of our time, architectural design influences occupants' behavioral patterns, interactions with objects, surfaces, rituals, the outside environment, and each other. Within this built environment, human behavior and building design contribute to the accrual and dispersal of microorganisms; it is a collection of fomites that transfer microorganisms; reservoirs that collect biomass; structures that induce human or air movement patterns; and space types that encourage proximity or isolation between humans whose personal microbial clouds disperse cells into buildings. There have been recent calls to incorporate building microbiology into occupant health and exposure research and standards, yet the built environment is largely viewed as a repository for microorganisms which are to be eliminated, instead of a habitat which is inexorably linked to the microbial influences of building inhabitants. Health sectors have re-evaluated the role of microorganisms in health, incorporating microorganisms into prevention and treatment protocols, yet no paradigm shift has occurred with respect to microbiology of the built environment, despite calls to do so. Technological and logistical constraints often preclude our ability to link health outcomes to indoor microbiology, yet sufficient study exists to inform the theory and implementation of the next era of research and intervention in the built environment. This review presents built environment characteristics in relation to human health and disease, explores some of the current experimental strategies and interventions which explore health in the built environment, and discusses an emerging model for fostering indoor microbiology rather than fearing it.

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Building upon current knowledge and techniques of indoor microbiology to construct the next era of theory into microorganisms, health, and the built environment

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Lloyd

Mhuireach

et al. 2019

J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol

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“…The role that the built environment has in affecting health‐related outcomes has been recognized since the second half of the nineteenth century, when the environmental theory proposed by Nightingale, was developed (Medeiros, Enders, & Lira, ). Nightingale observed that specific design elements, such as good ventilation, cleanliness, light and noise, were crucial for health outcomes.…”

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The built environment and its impact on health outcomes and experiences of patients, significant others and staff—A protocol for a systematic review

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Aim This review will identify, evaluate and synthesize the literature related to evidence‐based design of healthcare environments and to identify impacts of the built environment on the outcomes and experiences of patients, significant others and staff. Design A mixed‐method systematic review of literature 2010–2018. Methods Database searches for evidence in peer‐reviewed journals will be conducted electronically using CINAHL, Medline, SCOPUS and Web of Science. Abstract, full‐text screening and data extraction will be completed independently by the reviewers. Quality assessment will follow Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Social Services Assessment. Results This review will offer knowledge for informed decisions about the design of the healthcare environment. The review is comprehensive, includes a large volume of literature various research designs and will highlight the knowledge gap in evidence‐based design and provide a breadth of knowledge about the built environments and its impact on health and well‐being.

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“…In modern nursing, the professional identity of the nurse was built based on the professional attributes described by Florence Nightingale, considering the principles of care, administration, discipline and training of the Nurse. 1,2 The socialization process that built this professional identity comprised the interaction among individuals from the same group, supported by theoretical and practical knowledge, which guaranteed the expertise of this group and, consequently, the group members' acknowledgement as professionals. 3,4 Results from a study produced in Iran in 2012 demonstrate that the concept of the nursing image is multidimensional, paradoxical, dynamic and complex.…”

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The Uniform of Nursing Students: A Strategy for the Construction of Professional Identity (1950-1960)

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Silva

Santos

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Objective: to analyze the use of the student uniform as one of the determinants in the establishment of the professional identity of the nurse graduated from Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery in the 1950-1960. Method: Socio-historical study, using documents of that time and interviews by means of the thematic oral history technique with seven former Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery students as sources, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Claude Dubar’s concept of identity supported the discussion of the data. Results: the uniform leveled the students, equaled them and set a standard of behavior to be followed. It also distinguished them hierarchically and served as an assessment item during the course. Conclusion: the uniform was a determinant strategy of the professional identity during the daily course reality as, according to the former students, it was an element that distinguished this group’s positions and behaviors, permitting the understanding of the graduated nurse’s possible roles in the society of that time.

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The Florence Nightingale's Environmental Theory: A Critical Analysis

Cited by 53 publications

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Building upon current knowledge and techniques of indoor microbiology to construct the next era of theory into microorganisms, health, and the built environment

Building upon current knowledge and techniques of indoor microbiology to construct the next era of theory into microorganisms, health, and the built environment

The built environment and its impact on health outcomes and experiences of patients, significant others and staff—A protocol for a systematic review

The Uniform of Nursing Students: A Strategy for the Construction of Professional Identity (1950-1960)

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