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More than devotion, she understood that patients needed clean beds. More than self-sacrifice, they needed nutritious meals and working heaters. Instead of asking her nurses to be angels, Nightingale studied the traffic flow of the hospital and designed a better communication system—using a series of bells so patients could ring for help—that meant less time running up and down stairs and thus more time providing care. She fought for better ventilation. She brought in donations from the public by the thousand. And then with this money, she was a diligent and skilled steward.
Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World
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