Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 in Italy and disobeyed her wealthy parents by training as a nurse. In 1853, she went to Crimea to help wounded soldiers during the Crimean War. She found the Barrack Hospital at Scutari to be dirty and unsanitary, with not enough beds and supplies. Nightingale worked to clean and organize the hospital, reducing the death rate. When she returned to Britain, she was hailed as a heroine and continued working to improve hospital conditions and establish nursing as a profession.

1. The famous nurse
1820-1910

2. Florence Nightingale was
born in 1820.

3. Florence Florence’s
was named sister was
after the called
city of Parthenope
Florence in or "Pop" for
Italy where short.
she was
born.
Her family were rich.
She was taught at
home by her father.

4. As a young woman
Florence felt that God had
called her to help others.

5. She wanted to be a nurse
but her parents did not
want her to become one.

6. Florence
had a pet
owl called
Athena.
She disobeyed her
parents and trained as
a nurse.

7. In 1853 the Crimean war started.

8. In Britain there were
newspaper reports of the
terrible conditions wounded
soldiers were suffering.

9. Florence was asked to go
to the Crimea to help the
wounded soldiers.

10. Florence was based at
the Barrack Hospital at
Scutari.

11. There were thousands of
sick and wounded men at
the hospital.

12. There were not enough beds for
all the men.

13. Rats ran
There were around
blocked sewers the
under the hospital
hospital. spreading
diseases.
The place was dirty and smelly.
There were rats running around
the wards.

14. Many men were dying
from diseases they caught
in the hospital.

15. Male doctors
were in Some men
charge. They had not
did not want had their
female clothes
nurses in changed in
their two
hospital at months.
first.
When they first arrived
Florence and her nurses
were not allowed to nurse
the men.

16. At first the nurses were
only allowed to clean the
hospital.

17. Florence
bought
things like
mattresses, Florence's
bedding, nurses wore
soap, knives a sash. It
and forks. said "Scutari
Hospital".
When more wounded
arrived doctors were forced
to ask the nurses for help.

18. Men were given
beef and sheep
soup to eat.
The nurses were
disciplined and wore
uniforms.

19. This is the
shell of
Jimmy, the
pet
tortoise in
one of the
wards in
Scutari.
The hospital was alot
more cleaner and
healthier for the
wounded soldiers.

20. The
The shade
medicine
of the
chest
lantern
Florence
that
travelled
Florence
with. It
used is
included
made from
essence of
material
ginger and
covered
powdered
with wax.
rhubarb.
The soldiers thought that
Florence Nightingale was a
great lady.

21. When Florence returned
to Britain she was a
heroine.

22. She had songs written about her
because of her good work and
was given many awards
including one from Queen
Victoria.

23. Florence didn't want to be famous.

24. She continued to write many
letters which would put pressure
on important people to change
hospitals for the better.

25. She set up a training
school for nurses at
St Thomas's hospital.

26. Florence died at the age 90

27. By Chelsie Alexander
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