Introduction
The famous British social reformer, Florence Nightingale, contributed to the development of modern nursing as a multifaceted medical area. The founder of multiple healthcare principles managed to meet the needs of both high-rank societies and margined citizens. Nightingale’s activity is often linked to the Millennium Goals that were developed by the United Nations member states as the global targets that stimulate well-being.
Florence Nightingale, as a social leader, did a marvelous job by responding to all eight UN objectives. According to the activist, an enhancement of the healthcare standards is a “must” for every successful nurse. Thus, an overview of Nightingale’s feedback on the Millennium Goals helped me to revitalize the idea of nursing care. One may conclude that universal prosperity is dependent on assistance and compassion, which is proved by the reformer’s deeds. The article on Florence Nightingale’s achievements matches her nursing performance to the UN goals. Therefore, it is claimed that one can reduce child mortality by keeping to simple principles of whitewashing and cleanness. Moreover, the authors prove that Nightingale linked childbirth complications to the inaccessibility of rural areas, which helped the professionals to ensure maternal health. Finally, the most surprising achievement of the social activist is her ability to address environmental sustainability through the scopes of care provision. Mainly, the nurse argued that the so-called “green teams” have to be developed in hospitals, which will not only support the patients’ health, but contribute to the community’s well-being as well (Beck, Dossey, & Rushton, 2010).
Advancing the Millennium Goals: Key Aspects
The distinguished activist’s experience can be overtaken by modern nurses. Today, many healthcare problems are problematic for the population of developing countries (Evans, Adam, Edejer, Lim, Cassels, & Evans, 2005). Therefore, I consider that one can outline three major goals that need to be attained since they threaten the existence of such communities. These aims are HIV/AIDS and other diseases eradication, gender equality promotion, and poverty-combating. The issues may be addressed in different ways. For instance, the nurses have to establish stable control over the citizens’ health. In the cases of disease identification, it is crucial to investigate all the relatives and friends of the patient to prevent an illness spread. Second, a professional nurse handles treating women with respect and care since every female has the right to pride and dignity. Finally, the last goal can be reached through social care that should involve treating impoverished citizens voluntarily.
Development of Nursing Proficiency and its Impact on the UN Objectives
The attainment of Millennium Goals depends on many factors such as public sector alterations, drug and vaccines availability, and elaborate research systems (Haines & Cassels, 2004). Every nursing community, though, can provide a substantial contribution to improving the state of the healthcare sector that exists in a limited territory. Thus, it is offered to create a nursing voluntary organization that attracts people, who are inspired by Florence Nightingale’s achievements. The group can be named in honor of the social activist, and it should adopt a mission of providing the citizens with health-care assistance. The organization can function based on voluntary donations that will constitute a single fund for needy communities in the future. Thus, the teams of missionary nurses can accelerate the achievement of the UN goals.
References
Beck, D., Dossey, B., & Rushton, C. (2010). The 2010 international year of the nurse: 21st century Nightingales and global health. Nursing Economics, 8(3), 215-216.
Evans, D., Adam, T., Edejer, T., Lim, S., Cassels, A., & Evans, T. (2005). Time to reassess strategies for improving health in developing countries. British Medical Journal, 331(7525), 1133-1136.
Haines, A., & Cassels, A. (2004). Can the millennium development goals be attained? British Medical Journal, 329(7462), 394-397.