Florence Nightingale's Contribution To The Medical Field

Who is Florence Nightingale and why is she so important to the medical department? Normal teenagers don’t know what they want to do with their life. In Florence Nightingales case, she knew when she was sixteen she wanted to be a nurse. She went to college, did hospital visits for eleven years and even were told this type of profession was forbidden for women of her “kind.” She even faced a war as a nurse and saved a lot of soldiers. Florence Nightingales legend has been left for many years to come and the impact she made will be taught in nursing classes everywhere. Her journey was tough and long but she did what she had to do and now her name is mentioned in nursing schools. She
At an very early young age, Florence Nightingale knew she was going to be different and leave her impact …show more content…
Nightingales work is recognized all over the world still today. She received was the Order of Merit in 1907 and in 1908 she was awarded the Freedom of the City of London. She had already received the German order of the Cross of Merit and the French gold medal of Secours aux Blessés Militaires. Receiving this award and having one named after her was a very delightful pleasure. Nightingale 's official title from that point on was ‘Superintendent of the Female Nurses in the Hospitals in the East’; but she came to be known generally as ‘The Lady-in-Chief.’ Nightingale was and is appreciated to the point that she was given this title so everyone would know exactly how good she really is at nursing. She received was the Order of Merit in 1907 and in 1908 she was awarded the Freedom of the City of London.She had already received the German order of the Cross of Merit and the French gold medal of Secours aux Blessés Militaires. On 10 May 1910 she was presented with the badge of honour of the Norwegian Red Cross