title: The Nightingale pledge: 100 years later.
abstract: Written in 1893, the Nightingale Pledge reflected the opinion of a small group of nurses, physicians and lay women about the required characteristics of American nursing. This Pledge serves as a professional mission statement, one that truly reflects the deep-seated vision and values of nursing. A modern analysis of this classic work creates a frame of reference to measure nursing practice.
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: McBurney
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Filoromo
mesh_terms: D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009729:Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D011209:Power, Psychological; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D014481:United States