Thesis
Florence Nightingale was an intelligent nurse, social reformer, and statistician. She believed at age 17 that God had called upon her to aid the ill and poor. Her life as a nurse and experience in various hospitals and infirmaries led to economical advancements of nursing and
patient care, the creation of the National Health Service and professional
nursing, as well as awareness of workhouse infirmary conditions in Great Britain.
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Images from The Life of Florence Nightingale Volume 2 by Sir Edward Cook