Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Audio
Communication
Communication Devices
Audio cassette
Audio tape reproduction
Nursing
Classification
Audio
Communication
Communication Devices
Audio cassette
Audio tape reproduction
Nursing
Accession Number
005036041 a-b
Description
Black audio cassette (a) with paper label of a copy of a recording session with Florence Nightingale; contained in plastic case (b); duration of 30 minutes.
Black audio cassette (a) with paper label of a copy of a recording session with Florence Nightingale; contained in plastic case (b); duration of 30 minutes.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - cassette - Size: Length 6.6 cm x Width 10.0 cm x Depth 1.0 cm
b - case - Size: Length 7.0 cm x Width 11.0 cm x Depth 1.8 cm
Provenance
Kingston General Hospital Nurses' Alumnae via Marilyn Boston.
Handwritten on cassette: "Florence NIGHTINGALE // re-recording of 1890 initial // recording session // TDK IEC1 / TYPE 1 NORMAL POSITION D30"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-3
Condition Remarks
Like new
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Website
Reference Comments
British Library, "The Nightingale Home and Training School for Nurses, St. Thomas's Hospital," https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/the-nightingale-home-and-training-school-for-nurses-st-thomass-hospital
Nightingale (1820-1910) had become a national hero in 1854 for her work running an army field hospital during the Crimean War. The famous ‘Lady with the Lamp’, so-called for her habit of patrolling the wards even at night, noticed while in Crimea that more soldiers in her care were dying from infectious diseases than were dying from wounds. She thought this was due to overcrowding and malnutrition, but her proposed solutions – better ventilation and better sanitation – were effectively the foundation of modern nursing. More generally, she believed that patient health depends on the environmental conditions in which they recover from injuries and diseases, in addition to the directly palliative care they may be receiving. She put great emphasis not just on hygiene, but on access to natural light and fresh air.