Florence Nightingale

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE (The lady with the lamp) (12 May 1820 – 13 Aug 1910)

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Florence Nightingale and her sister Parthenope received a thorough classical education from their father.

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],HER AMBITION IN LIFE…..

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],THE CRIMEAN WAR (1854 – 1856) England and France were helping Turkey in a war against Russia.

Wounded soldiers were transported by sea to the hospitals

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Through her tireless efforts the mortality rate among the sick and the wounded was greatly reduced (from 42% to 2%) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The soldiers kissed her shadow as she passed by and got solace from their sufferings

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],THE LADY WITH THE LAMP….

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THE NIGHTINGALE SCHOOL OF NURSING

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"The ultimate destination of all nursing is the nursing of the sick in their own homes.... I look to the abolition of all hospitals and workhouse infirmaries." – Florence Nightingale

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