florence nightingale
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The famous nurse
1820-1910
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Florence Nightingale was
born in 1820.
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Her family were rich.
She was taught at
home by her father.
Florence was named after the city of Florence in Italy where she was born.
Florence’s sister was called Parthenopeor "Pop" for short.
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As a young woman
Florence felt that God had
called her to help others.
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She wanted to be a nurse
but her parents did not
want her to become one.
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She disobeyed her
parents and trained as
a nurse.
Florence had a pet owl called Athena.
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In 1853 the Crimean war started.
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In Britain there were
newspaper reports of the
terrible conditions wounded
soldiers were suffering.
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Florence was asked to go
to the Crimea to help the
wounded soldiers.
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Florence was based at
the Barrack Hospital at
Scutari.
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There were thousands of
sick and wounded men at
the hospital.
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There were not enough beds for
all the men.
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The place was dirty and smelly.
There were rats running around
the wards.
There were blocked sewers under the hospital.
Rats ran around the hospital spreading diseases.
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Many men were dying
from diseases they caught
in the hospital.
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When they first arrived
Florence and her nurses
were not allowed to nurse
the men.
Male doctors were in charge. They did not want female nurses in their hospital at first.
Some men had not had their clothes changed in two months.
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At first the nurses were
only allowed to clean the
hospital.
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When more wounded
arrived doctors were forced
to ask the nurses for help.
Florence bought things like mattresses, bedding, soap, knives and forks.
Florence's nurses wore a sash. It said "Scutari Hospital".
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The nurses were
disciplined and wore
uniforms.
Men were given beef and sheep soup to eat.
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The hospital was alot
more cleaner and
healthier for the
wounded soldiers.
This is the shell of Jimmy, the pet tortoise in one of the wards in Scutari.
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The soldiers thought that
Florence Nightingale was a
great lady.
The medicine chest Florence travelled with. It included essence of ginger and powdered rhubarb.
The shade of the lantern that Florence used is made from material covered with wax.
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When Florence returned
to Britain she was a
heroine.
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She had songs written about her
because of her good work and
was given many awards
including one from Queen
Victoria.
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Florence didn't want to be famous.
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She continued to write many
letters which would put pressure
on important people to change
hospitals for the better.
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She set up a training
school for nurses at
St Thomas's hospital.
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Florence died at the age 90
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By Chelsie Alexander7xy