Articles related to "Nightingale"

The Nightingale (Solovey), a lyric tale by Igor Stravinsky. Drama plot summary, character list, and other opera information.

The life and work of pioneering English nurse Florence Nightingale, also an administrator and writer

Florence Nightingale rejected the role expected of a woman of her time and contributed to the improvement and development of sanitary reform, nursing and public health.

Nurses: Strength, Commitment, Compassion is the American Nurses Association's theme for Nurses Week 2006.

The Common Nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos, is not only a common bird; it's a well-known songster and subject of traditional tales all over the world.

Florence Nightingale believed a patient's environment improved their health, while Peplau's theory taught that the relationship between nurse and patient is important.

With the utmost faith in poetry's ability to reshape the ways in which men think about the world, Percy Shelley believes that poets are the key to society's salvation.

Visionary, campaigner, activist and social reformer Florence Nightingale was all of these and she created the modern profession of nursing.

Many of Sarojini Naidu's poems are infused with political and social commentary; but, quite a few are simply musings on life; meditative and halcyonic.

Incorporating both the cultural and gender implications of patriarchal ideology, Susan Straight offers her reader an opportunity to view the life of an Antebellum female.

Mouth to Mouth is a superb new comedy pilot, recently screened on BBC Three.

You may or may not know that there is a tremendous shortage of nurses and that shortage is expected to continue to grow as Baby Boomers hit retirement age.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis is one of the most common neurological illnesses and yet one of the most misunderstood.

Once known as the Virginia Nightingale, the Northern Red Cardinal has been named the state bird in seven different states.

Nurses worldwide celebrate the nursing profession in May each year. May 12 is the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale who is considered a founder of nursing.

Aromatherapy and essential oils have long been used in the health care sector, yet little is known about the origins of their use in this setting.

Unlike the medieval period, the Renaissance saw an increasing interest in human desires and longings. Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron explores these previously taboo ideas

National Nurses Week is a time to recognize nurses for all that they do as the backbone of the healthcare industry.

Elizabeth Arden, who became a millionaire, was born into poverty, her parents being tenant farmers in Woodbridge, Ontario,Canada, where they had emigrated to in 1870s.

Apart from dancing around the May pole on the 1st of this month why not pay tribute to Furry Day, Florence Nightingale or Sherlock Holmes with a themed party or meal?

Jenny Lind was a highly praised opera singer in the mid-Victorian era. Queen Victoria was very impressed with her.

Lian Hearn's prequel to the Otori saga is beautiful and fills in the last questions readers may have had about the patriarch, Otori Shigeru, who started it all.

Lynn Redgrave touched a universal audience chord when she penned one woman show Shakespeare for My Father for her own father Sir Michael Redgrave.

Canada's National Nursing Week will be May 11-17, 2009. Use the week as opportunity to show appreciation for the vital role that nurses play in health care.

Do you have something to say to someone in particular? Great poets from Pindar to Keats conveyed their inspiration in the ode form.

The Crimean War is synonymous with one person, Florence Nightingale. At least that was until Mary Seacole was voted the winner of the 100 Great Black Britons poll in 2004

The Victoria Regina Tarot Deck details the scope of Victorian history and gives a new twist to traditional Tarot card meanings.

Jane Campion hits back with another evocative period film - this time about the doomed relationship between John Keats and his neighbour Fanny Brawne.

Many great inventors, scientists, artists, musicians, writers, political and military leaders, and humanitarians have been cat lovers.

More than a century ago a young nurse moved to Shropshire to care for crippled children. That work has become one of the most famous orthopaedic hospitals in the world.

Born to a poor family, Umm Kulthum grew up to become the most recognized Aribic singer in the world. After singing her whole life, she became known as the voice of Egypt.

Biography of Elizabeth Blackwell, a pioneer on two counts, the first woman on the British medical register and the first woman doctor in the US.

Known as the second lady in Britain, Elizabeth Fry was also a tireless prison reformer and driven by her Quaker principles fought for social change.

Sculpture, Paintings and Murals adorn Reno's walls, parks and public-building plazas. Even light poles and electric boxes have been decorated in the city's art quest.

William Hazlitt was considered in his time an ordinary teacher and journalist, but his writings may have unlocked the lyrical power of a legend of Romantic poetry.

Brief history of the endearing song "Home, Sweet Home" by songwriter John Howard Payne and composer Sir Henry Bishop.

Biography of John Keats, one of the world's best poets.

Timberlake Wertenbaker is a fascinating playwright and it begins with her name.

London offers many lesser-known visitor attractions including Ghelsea Physic and Kensington Roof Gardens, the Kyoto Garden and Westminster Abbey College Garden.

"War and Medicine" looks at the relationship between war and medicine through the experiences of doctors, nurses, military personnel, civilians, artists and writers.

The origins and history behind the English punk band the Sex Pistols.

Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre series adapted famous fairy tales for the small screen, featuring lavish sets and costumes and talented actors.

An unbalance lifestyle is an unhealthy lifestyle. There are daily methods that can help reduce stress and bring back the joy of accomplishment into life.

Teens are sending sexually explicit photos through their cell phones. Parents, prosecutors, counselors and the media are perplexed how to respond.

Mary Seacole was a skilled doctress who nursed the sick and wounded of the Crimean War. For a short time she was a national heroine, why then, has she been forgotten?

Hundred Year Storm, the Austin-based modern rockers on Floodgate Records, doesn't want to be locked into any one style. Any expectation you bring, they will gladly smash.

The language, legends and history for the lily of the valley; the flower for those born in the month of May.

Old-fashioned cottage gardens can be a treasured addition to a home and will deliver charms and delights season after season, with some attention to details.

Senior luxury cruise enthusiasts sure to enjoy 12-days of movie and theater stars in "Theater at Sea" while calling on Mediterranean Italian and other ports.

Recent studies have documented evidence of injuries and deaths in hospitals due to medical errors. This article situates these developments in wider historical contexts.