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1 Hospital and wards
2 Human body
3 Musculoskeletal system
4 Circulatory system
5 Digestive system
6 Respiratory system
7 Urinary system
8 Nervous system
9 Reproductive system
10 Integumentary system
11 Vitamins
12 Help your heart
13 What is a hayfever
14 HIV
15 Smoking
16 Exercise
17 Eat variety of food
18 Surgery
19 Are you happy
20 Anxiety, depression
21 Nursing career
22 Admission
23 Nursing process
24 Physical health
25 Florence Nightingale
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25 A/ FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 and died in 1910. She lived a fascinating life, dedicated to helping the ill and the injured. Nowadays, she is recognised as being the founder of modern nursing.
When she told her family that she wanted to be a nurse, they were extremely shocked. They thought that nursing was not a job for respectable women, and strongly objected to her taking up the profession. But Florence still went to work in a small London hospital.
Fortunately she was good at her job. She asked to go to the Crimean War and help wounded British soldiers. Florence worked 20 hours a day. Every night she visited the wards, and the soldiers called her "the lady with the lamp". She made a dramatic difference to their lives.
Back in England her story was published in the daily newspapers. She became a national heroine overnight. During her lifetime she encouraged many other women to become nurses, and in 1860 created a training school for them at St Thomas´ s Hospital. In 1907, three years before she died, she became the first woman ever to be awarded the Order of Merit.
Why is Florence Nightingale important for nurses?
Was it easy for her to take up her profession? Why/why not?
How did the soldiers call her and why?
What happened in 1860 / 1907?
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