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“And what nursing has to do in either case, is to put the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon him.”
Meaning & context
Nightingale describes nursing as arranging conditions around a patient so recovery processes are supported rather than treating nursing itself as the direct source of cure.
Source details
Notes on Nursing, represented in Project Gutenberg #17366. This is nineteenth-century nursing theory in Nightingale’s own framework and is retained for historical context, not offered as current medical advice or a substitute for professional care.