C 304 Task 1 Paper Western Governors University

C 304 TASK 1 PAPER Nursing Theories Florence Nightingale was the developer of the Environmental Theory. This theory was developed as a result of her nursing experience during the war where she provided care to the sick and injured soldiers. Nightingales' environmental theory lays out the relationship between the patient, their environment, health, and the nurse (Shetty, 2016). She felt that effective healing for patients was consistent with their environment. She believed that the environment should be clean, well vented, and quiet. Nightingale felt that these aspects of care were essential parts of a patients road to recovery. Her nurse practices and theory have helped to reshape modern medicine and provide standards...