Florence Nightingale

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Florence Nightingale 1820 - 1910
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Born in 1820, to rich family
Aged 30 - went to Germany to nursing institute
Named after Florence in Italy
1851 allowed to become nurse - Kaiserswerth,
Germany
The Lady with the Lamp
Father taught her at home
Wanted to nurse the sick - but not allowed
Went to be a nurse in Paris, France - then back
to London
Read reports on health and hospitals
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1854 heard of Crimean War (between Britain
Russia)
Men happy to have cleaner hospitals and good food.
Florence cared for the soldiers by walking round
at night and checking they were alright
The Lady with the Lamp
Bad conditions during war for injured (hurt)
soldiers
Most soldiers sent to Turkey
So, soldiers called Florence...
Florence got supplies and a group of nurses to go
and help
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Florence became famous when war ended in 1856
Queen Victoria wanted to meet her.
1860 Florence set up the Nightingale School of
Nursing in London
Lots of people wanted her help and advice
She died in 1910
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How have hospitals changed?
200 years ago (1803)
Now (2003)
no proper nurses
trained nurses
crowded hospitals
more space
noisy and dirty
clean hospitals
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Why was Florence called The Lady with the Lamp?
because Florence cared for the soldiers by
walking round at night and checking they were
alright. She gave them good food to eat.