Florence Nightingale once said, “How very little can be done under the spirit of fear” (Nightingale). Nightingale’s empathy, courage, diligence, and natural rebellion against her mother led her to turn nursing as a vocation for women into a respectful and honorable job; she decreased the death rate in the Crimean War by two thirds and altered hospital protocols, including hygiene and cleanliness, thus changing medical history in ways we still use today (Editors).
Florence Nightingale was born on May 12th, 1820 in Florence, Italy. Despite her Mothers social standing, Florence herself was reportedly awkward in social situations. Naturally Rebellious Florence often disagreed with her mother, who she believed was overly controlling. Still, like all children she was eager to please her mother. Florence’s …show more content…
She wrote to many influential people encouraging them to improve hygiene standards in hospitals and health protocols such as, cleaning the room and bed sheets after each patient leaves the hospital and setting up wash stations throughout the hospitals (Pettinger). Florence nightingale died at the age of 90 in 1910. The cause of her death was the chronic Crimean Fever sickness that had weakened her immune system and body over the years and also of plain old age. Before nightingale died, the Queen rewarded her work by presenting her with an engraved brooch that came to be known as the “Nightingale Jewel” and a prize of $250,000 from the British Government towards her work (Editors). All of Nightingale's hard work took compassion, bravery, attentiveness, and natural insurgence. She used these characteristics to turn nursing into respectful and honorable vocation, decrease death rate in hospitals all around the world, and altered hospital protocols including sanitation and hygiene, as a result changing medical history and the world in a major
Florence Nightingale was born on May 12th, 1820 in Florence, Italy. Despite her Mothers social standing, Florence herself was reportedly awkward in social situations. Naturally Rebellious Florence often disagreed with her mother, who she believed was overly controlling. Still, like all children she was eager to please her mother. Florence’s …show more content…
She wrote to many influential people encouraging them to improve hygiene standards in hospitals and health protocols such as, cleaning the room and bed sheets after each patient leaves the hospital and setting up wash stations throughout the hospitals (Pettinger). Florence nightingale died at the age of 90 in 1910. The cause of her death was the chronic Crimean Fever sickness that had weakened her immune system and body over the years and also of plain old age. Before nightingale died, the Queen rewarded her work by presenting her with an engraved brooch that came to be known as the “Nightingale Jewel” and a prize of $250,000 from the British Government towards her work (Editors). All of Nightingale's hard work took compassion, bravery, attentiveness, and natural insurgence. She used these characteristics to turn nursing into respectful and honorable vocation, decrease death rate in hospitals all around the world, and altered hospital protocols including sanitation and hygiene, as a result changing medical history and the world in a major