The historical evolution of the regulations for the Florence Nightingale Medal  

作　　者：Qian Wang Rui-Fang Zhu Zhi-Guang Duan 

机构地区：[1]School of Nursing,Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan,Shanxi 030001,China [2]First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan,Shanxi 030001,China

出　　处：《Frontiers of Nursing》2018年第1期1-5,共5页护理前沿（英文）

基　　金：supported by the Special Fund of Key Discipline Construction(the characteristic subject of Nursing course)of Shanxi Province in China

摘　　要：Objective: This study aimed to explore the 100-year changes in regulations for the Florence Nightingale Medal.Methods: We used the announcements of the Florence Nightingale Medal awards as the research object to analyze-via historical and inductive methods-the regulations for receiving the Florence Nightingale Medal.Results: In the award years, the greatest number of winners per award year was 71 and the lowest was 12. The medal was initially exclusively awarded to living people but evolved to include both living and deceased people. The recipients were balanced among all countries. The gender of the winners showed a changing trend from being limited to only females to including both males and females.There was also a shift from emphasis on only dedication of the recipient to equal emphasis on both dedication and innovation.Conclusions: The selection criteria for recipients of the Florence Nightingale Medal evolved from consideration of those showing only dedication to equal consideration of both dedication and innovation.Objective: This study aimed to explore the 100-year changes in regulations for the Florence Nightingale Medal.Methods: We used the announcements of the Florence Nightingale Medal awards as the research object to analyze-via historical and inductive methods-the regulations for receiving the Florence Nightingale Medal.Results: In the award years, the greatest number of winners per award year was 71 and the lowest was 12. The medal was initially exclusively awarded to living people but evolved to include both living and deceased people. The recipients were balanced among all countries. The gender of the winners showed a changing trend from being limited to only females to including both males and females.There was also a shift from emphasis on only dedication of the recipient to equal emphasis on both dedication and innovation.Conclusions: The selection criteria for recipients of the Florence Nightingale Medal evolved from consideration of those showing only dedication to equal consideration of both dedication and innovation.

关 键 词：FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE MEDAL FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE MEDAL AWARDS DEDICATION innovation evolution REGULATIONS 

分 类 号：R[医药卫生]