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    Do you agree with the view that it was largely as a result of the work of Florence Nightingale that medical care for British soldiers improved during the Crimean War? (24 marks) Florence Nightingale was a very influential figure both during and after the Crimean War, not always for her work in medicine. Medical care improved for British soldiers during the Crimean War both due to Nightingale and other factors such as the Sanitation Commission. In the years surrounding the Crimean War, many

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    Florence Nightingale pioneered nursing during the 19th and 20th centuries. She began her work by improving sanitation in military hospitals and then established the standard form of nursing. Florence Nightingale embodied the qualities of the Grad at Grad document through her strong work ethic, promotion of justice, and her ability to gain trust that facilitated the development of leadership. On May 12, 1820, Florence Nightingale was born to William Edward and Frances Nightingale who were wealthy

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    care we still see today. She is Florence Nightingale. By the age of 16, against her family’s wishes, Florence Nightingale decided to forgo the traditional route of marriage and set her sights on nursing. Many refer to this period in time as the “dark age” of nursing. Nurses were typically poor, unskilled and generally seen as unsavory characters. Hospitals were known more as the place you go to die rather than for providing life saving care. This did not deter Florence, she received her first formal

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    Florence Nightingale is most commonly known for her great influence in modern Medicine, even did consults on queens and kings and when the Civil War came around the president asked her advice on how to help the injured soldiers, but she also was a great contributor to mathematics. Many people tend to overlook the fact the fact that "Florence Nightingale is credited with developing a form of the pie chart now known as the polar area diagram, or occasionally the Nightingale rose

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    On May 12, 1820 Florence Nightingale was born to William Edward and Frances Nightingale. Florence lived a comfortable life and was well educated. She was never happy with the normal female skins but prefered to have discussions about politics and social discourse with her father. When she was sixteen she said she got a “calling from god” telling her to serve the sick and God; Florence thought nursing was the answer to that. Her parents and family didn’t believe that nursing was an inappropriate behavior

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    Florence Nightingale was born on May 12, 1820 in Florence, Italy. She came from a wealthy family. As a child she had a vivid imagination, was considered a dreamer and often dreamed of helping others. Nightingale was well educated, a benefit of her family’s wealth and her fathers belief in education, even for women. She studied all of the basic subjects, such as history, math, philosophy, science, music and art. She also learned five different languages. At a very young age she discovered

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    Florence Nightingale has long been considered the mother of modern nursing. Despite the social barriers placed before women during the 1800s, something in Florence’s character allowed her to rise that few could have foreseen. Many influential figures in the past have pondered on the idea of ‘greatness.’ As Thomas Carlyle once stated, “The history of the world is but the biography of great men.” Clearly, Carlyle’s thought was narrow-minded, as the biography of Florence Nightingale shows that the history

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    hundreds of years ago or today, Florence Nightingale demonstrates the same nursing values as nurses today. What would the nation do if Florence Nightingale did not notice the unsanitary conditions of the military hospitals? The uncleanliness of the hospitals would kill the patients before the diseases do. Nightingale left an impact on the history of nursing. Nightingale’s strong values influence the future nurses of today (Stichler, 2014). Florence Nightingale was the founder for nursing. Even

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    Yesika Suazo Destiny Rolfe Florence Nightingale Nursing is a job we would consider a very selfless job. It’s a job that requires you to be at your best at every moment because someone’s life or well-being is depending on you. Long shifts may get you tired, you may not have a lunch break because you are working non-stop but you could care less. All you care about is impacting the lives of others. You are constantly putting others before yourself. Florence Nightingale was a remarkable woman who did

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    Florence Nightingale was a legend in her lifetime and was one of the greatest pioneer's in nursing. She lived ninety years and accomplished many great things for the field of nursing. Her descriptions of nursing, health, environment, and humankind are remarkable and still true to this day. Nightingale reformed nursing and changed the way nursing was viewed. Some of the issues during Nightingale's time, the 1800's, we still face today. Nightingale not only impacted nursing in the 1800's, but

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