A chronological account of Florence Nightingale's life as seen through her writings on a wide variety of topics of relevance to nursing during her lifetime and still pertinent today. It gives a portrait of an influential, far-seeing but sometimes contradictory woman of physical and mental energy who had the ability to get others to work for her. The book is intended to be an inexpensive pocket-sized volume that will interest nurses at all levels.
1820-1910
Florence Nightingale who came to be known as "The Lady with the Lamp", was a pioneering English nurse, writer and noted statistician.
Inspired by what she took as a Christian divine calling, experienced first in 1837 at Embley Park and later throughout her life, Florence announced her decision to enter nursing in 1845. Nightingale worked hard to educate herself in the art and science of nursing, in spite of opposition from her family and the restrictive societal code for affluent young English women.
She cared for people in poverty. In December 1844, she became the leading advocate for improved medical care in the infirmarie. This led to her active role in the reform of the Poor Laws, extending far beyond the provision of medical care.
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