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An Analysis Of The Utilization Of Power By Florence Nightingale 1856-1872, Louise C. Selanders
An Analysis Of The Utilization Of Power By Florence Nightingale 1856-1872, Louise C. Selanders
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This historical analysis sought to determine the types of power utilized by Florence Nightingale while providing leadership to major reforms and how these power acts were implemented- The scope of the study was her productive post- Crimean years from 1856 through 1872. Events which were examined included the reform of the health of the British Army including the Royal Commission, the establishment of modem, secular nursing education and the establishment of public health standards in India during British colonization.
The power acts were examined relative to the constituents of power defined by Dahl (1957). The source of power contained subsets …