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Florence Nightingale

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in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Italy

May 12, 1820

died

August 13, 1910

gender

female

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Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC was an English nurse, writer and statistician. She came to prominence during the Crimean War for her pioneering work in nursing, and was dubbed "The Lady with the Lamp" after her habit of making rounds at night to tend injured soldiers. Nightingale laid the foundation stone of professional nursing with the principles summarised in the book Notes on Nursing. The Nightingale Pledge taken by new nurses was named in her honour, and the annual International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world on her birthday.

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	Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 1858 — 35 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cassandra by Florence Nightingale, Myra Stark (Introduction) 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1979	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters from Egypt: A Journey on the Nile 1849-1850 by Florence Nightingale, Anthony Sattin 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1987 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Notes on Nursing: And Other Writings by Florence Nightingale, Judith Burckhardt (Foreword by) 3.25 of 5 stars 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1987 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Suggestions for Thought: Selections and Commentaries by Florence Nightingale, Michael D. Calabria 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ever Yours, Florence Nightingale: Selected Letters 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1990	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters and Reflections: by Florence Nightingale, Rosemary Hartill, Monica Furlong (Editor) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1996	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Florence Nightingale: Measuring Hospital Care Outcomes by Florence Nightingale, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1999	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Notas sobre enfermería. Qué es y qué no es. 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1990	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Florence Nightingale on Women, Medicine, Midwifery and Prostitution 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any
excuse.”
― Florence Nightingale

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“I am of certain convinced that the greatest heroes are those who do their duty in the daily grind of domestic affairs whilst the world whirls as a maddening dreidel.”
― Florence Nightingale

tags: everyday, heroes, heroism, life, practicality

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“You ask me why I do not write something.... I think one's feelings waste themselves in words, they ought all to be distilled into actions and into actions which bring results.”
― Florence Nightingale

tags: action

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