- founder of modern nursing - from upper class - educated by father - refused to be part of arranged marriage because she wanted to dedicate her life to helping people - studied at Kaiserworth Deaconess Home in Germany - trained women to be nurses: one group that could read and the other that couldn't read - !!!!!! Rules established by her: insisted on cleanliness, required hand washing by nurses and doctors, required bathing of patients, required clean linen, and started 24 hour care - went to Crimean War, convinced some of her nurses to join, practices her rules and many men survived and went home - !!!!!!!!! $200,000 given to her, established first official school of nursing, St. Thomas Hospital in London.

Florence Nightingale Flashcards by Savannah A

Florence Nightingale

founder of modern nursing
from upper class
educated by father
refused to be part of arranged marriage because she wanted to dedicate her life to helping people
studied at Kaiserworth Deaconess Home in Germany
trained women to be nurses: one group that could read and the other that couldn’t read
!!!!!! Rules established by her: insisted on cleanliness, required hand washing by nurses and doctors, required bathing of patients, required clean linen, and started 24 hour care
went to Crimean War, convinced some of her nurses to join, practices her rules and many men survived and went home
!!!!!!!!! $200,000 given to her, established first official school of nursing, St. Thomas Hospital in London.

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