Great Immortal Dead #028 - Florence Nightingale

Remembering Florence Nightingale

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British nurse, pioneer of modern professional nursing.
She was also a writer and statistician.
She was the creator of the first conceptual model of nursing

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Until the mid-nineteenth century, care for the sick in field hospitals was practically nil, and the conditions of overcrowding and the lack of health in them were the cause of a large number of deaths.
The work of Florence Nightingale marked a notable improvement in the organization of hospitals.

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The Nightingale oath performed by the nurses upon graduation was created in her honor in 1893. The International Nursing Day is celebrated on the date of her birthday.

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Florence Nightingale 1820 - 1910

"I attribute my success to this:—I never gave or took an excuse"

"Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better"

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