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Collection by Guy C. Lamunyon, RN
Use the link below, FRS NURSING PHILOSOPHY, to access articles collected by FRS Nurse Manager, Guy C. Lamunyon RN, and used as the basis for the FRS nursing philosophy. These articles were used as readings during daily nursing report and to resolve conflicts.

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The "Nightingale Pledge"

The Nightingale Pledge was composed by Lystra Gretter, an instructor of nursing at the old Harper Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, and was first used by its graduating class in the spring of 1893. It is an adaptation of the Hippocratic Oath taken by physicians.

I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly, to pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and will not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug. I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession, and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician, in his work, and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care.


For more information, visit:

http://www.accd.edu/sac/nursing/honors.html