Name: Florence Nightingale
ISBN: 9780544535800

Catherine Reef

A biography for older readers on Florence Nightingale, the pioneering nurse best known for her work during the Crimean War, where she rectified horrifying conditions and made nightly rounds to check on patients, saving hundreds of lives and sparking worldwide healthcare reform.

The Courageous Life of the Legendary Nurse

Florence Nightingale

Most people know Florence Nightingale was a compassionate and legendary nurse, but they don’t know her full story. This riveting biography explores the exceptional life of a woman who defied the stifling conventions of Victorian society to pursue what was considered an undesirable vocation. She is best known for her work during the Crimean War, when she vastly improved gruesome and deadly conditions and made nightly rounds to visit patients, becoming known around the world as the Lady with the Lamp. Her tireless and inspiring work continued after the war, and her modern methods in nursing became the defining standards still used today. Includes notes, bibliography, and index.

Nadine 

Informative and well balanced biography of the famous nurse giving an excellent background of the context and times within which she lived and worked. 
Interesting insights into her personality and driven nature and the effect it had on her friends and detractors. 
Beautifully illustrated with primary source material.

Florence Nightingale The Courageous Life of the Legendary Nurse

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