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The Faith Behind the Famous: Florence Nightingale: Christian History Sampler
She singlehandedly revolutionized the field of nursing, a mission that began with a call to God's service at age 17.
Mary Lewis Coakley is the author of twelve books and resides in Wyncote, Pennsylvania. | posted 1/01/1990 12:00AM
Say “Florence Nightingale,” and instantly the word nurse pairs with it. Probably she was the most extraordinary nurse in history. Kings, queens, and princes all consulted her, as did the president of the United States, who wanted her advice about military hospitals during the Civil War.
It was Florence Nightingale who revolutionized hospital methods in England—and indeed throughout the world. During the Crimean War, she served in the first field hospital ever run and tended by women. She established schools for training nurses, and she introduced procedures that have been benefiting people ever since.
Still, this is an incomplete portrait. For years Florence acted as behind-the-scenes British secretary of war, managing to considerably better conditions for men in the armed services by setting up a system of health administration that was without precedent.
Suffering, wherever it existed, challenged her. She even set up a system for extending nursing care to the poor and the criminal underworld ... To view this item, you must be a member of ChristianHistory.net.
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