Florence Nightingale (as nurse and organizer of medical care)

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Florence Nightingale was a pioneering British nurse and healthcare reformer who professionalized nursing, introduced rigorous sanitary practices in hospitals, and laid the foundations of modern nursing during and after the Crimean War.

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instanceOf healthcare reformer
human
nurse
social reformer
statistician
writer
awardReceived Order of Merit
Royal Red Cross
burialPlace St Margaret Church, East Wellow
causeOfDeath heart failure
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1820-05-12
dateOfDeath 1910-08-13
educatedAt Institute of Protestant Deaconesses at Kaiserswerth
home education
employer Royal Army Medical Corps
surface form: British Army (as nursing organizer during Crimean War)

Nightingale Training School for Nurses
ethnicGroup English
familyName Nightingale
father William Edward Nightingale
fieldOfWork hospital administration
nursing
public health
statistics
fullName Florence Nightingale (as nurse and organizer of medical care) self-link
surface form: Florence Nightingale
givenName Florence
hasMonument Florence Nightingale Museum
statue of Florence Nightingale in London
hasNickname The Lady with the Lamp
hasRelative Frances Nightingale
William Edward Nightingale
influenced development of professional nursing schools
hospital design and administration
public health policy in the United Kingdom
influencedBy Christian faith
Unitarian and liberal religious ideas
languageSpoken English
legacy International Nurses Day celebrated on her birthday
Nightingale Pledge for nurses
Nightingale Training School for Nurses
surface form: Nightingale Training School model of nurse education
mannerOfDeath natural causes
mother Frances Nightingale
movement nursing professionalization
sanitary reform movement
notableFor founding modern nursing
introducing sanitary reforms in hospitals
reforming military medical services
use of statistical graphics in public health
work during the Crimean War
notableWork Notes on Hospitals
Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not
Report on the Sanitary Condition of the Army
occupation nurse
social reformer
statistician
writer
participantIn Crimean War
Scutari hospital reforms
placeOfBirth Florence
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld advisor to the British Army Medical Services
founder of the Nightingale Training School for Nurses
superintendent of female nurses in the hospitals in the East
religion Christianity
residence Embley Park, Hampshire
Lea Hurst, Derbyshire
London, England
surface form: London
sexOrGender female
usedMethod polar area diagrams
statistical analysis

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J. B. Lippincott & Co. authorPublished Florence Nightingale (as nurse and organizer of medical care)
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Florence Nightingale (as nurse and organizer of medical care) fullName Florence Nightingale (as nurse and organizer of medical care) self-link
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King’s College London hasNotableAlumni Florence Nightingale (as nurse and organizer of medical care)
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Crimean War involvedPerson Florence Nightingale (as nurse and organizer of medical care)
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Crimean War notableCommander Florence Nightingale (as nurse and organizer of medical care)
Victorian era notableFigure Florence Nightingale (as nurse and organizer of medical care)
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Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy patronOf Florence Nightingale (as nurse and organizer of medical care)
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Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) relatedTo Florence Nightingale (as nurse and organizer of medical care)
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