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  2. Florence Nightingale - Wikipedia

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    Florence Nightingale OM RRC DStJ (/ ˈ n aɪ t ɪ ŋ ɡ eɪ l /; 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was an English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organised care for wounded soldiers at ...

  3. Florence Nightingale – Biography, Facts & Nursing - HISTORY

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    Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), known as “The Lady With the Lamp,” was a British nurse, social reformer and statistician best known as the founder of modern nursing.

  4. Florence Nightingale | Biography & Facts | Britannica

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    Florence Nightingale (born May 12, 1820, Florence [Italy]—died August 13, 1910, London, England) was a British nurse, statistician, and social reformer who was the foundational philosopher of modern nursing.

  5. Florence Nightingale - National Women's History Museum

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    Often called “the Lady with the Lamp,” Florence Nightingale was a caring nurse and a leader. In addition to writing over 150 books, pamphlets and reports on health-related issues, she is also credited with creating one of the first versions of the pie chart.

  6. Florence Nightingale - Quotes, Education & Facts - Biography

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    Florence Nightingale was a trailblazing figure in nursing who greatly affected 19th- and 20th-century policies around proper medical care. She was known for her...

  7. Florence Nightingale - Nursing Theory

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    Florence Nightingale is the most recognized name in the field of nursing. Her work was instrumental for developing modern nursing practice, and from her first shift, she worked to ensure patients in her care had what they needed to get healthy.

  8. The Defiance of Florence Nightingale | Smithsonian

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    The Defiance of Florence Nightingale Scholars are finding there’s much more to the “lady with the lamp” than her famous exploits as a nurse in the Crimean War Left, the British Army camped ...

  9. Who was Florence Nightingale? - BBC Bitesize

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    Florence Nightingale changed the way injured and sick people were treated. In London, she started the first nursing training school in the world. She was an educated woman.

  10. Florence Nightingale: The Mother of Nursing - PMC

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    Florence Nightingale , the founder of modern nursing of professional nursing, was born in Florence, Italy, on 1820, in an English family; she was named of the city of her birth. Florence learned mathematics, language, philosophy and religion (all subjects that later influenced on her work) from her father . Figure 1.

  11. Florence Nightingale - National Geographic Kids

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    Florence Nightingale. Image by Hulton Archive / Getty Images. Born on May 12, 1820, Nightingale was smart and observant. At her first job in the early 1850s, caring for sick teachers in London,...