Florence Nightingale

Introduction-

Florence Nightingale was born May 12,1820,in Florence,Italy.Her parents were Frances and William Shore Nightingale.She was he youngest out of 2 sisters.From a very young age,Florence Nightingale was active in Philanthropy,ministering to the ill and poor people in the Village.When Florence finally got the guts to approach her parents and told them she wanted to be a nurse,they both said they were not pleased.In fact they said they were going to forbid her for being a nurse.As she grew older she would treat her dolls as people and treat them.When she wasn't a child anymore she got a letter in late 1854.Ms. Nightingale received a letter from the Secretary of War Sidney Herbert, asking her to organize a corps of nurses to tend for the sick and fallen soldiers in the Crimea.While she was there,she would walk around at night treating all the patients. The patients called her,"Lady with the Lamp."Florence Nightingale decided to use the money for a cause.In 1860 Florence Nightingale gave the money to St. Thomas hospital and within it, the nightingale training school for nurses.There are alot of interesting facts on Florence Nightingale, but i only picked 3. 3 facts i picked on Florence nightingale was, She followed her dream and became a amazing nurse.She got a training hospital for nurses.She is a great in inspiration to nurses everywhere.everywhere. Florence Nightingale died, 2 pm Saturday,August 13, at her home in London.

This is the Lady with the Lamp.Caring for all the patients.

Famous Quotes

Florence Nightingale had many quotes.I picked my 3 favorite quotes of hers.One quote I picked was,"The very first requirement in a hospital is that it should do the sick No harm."The second Quote i picked was, "The world is put back by the death of everyone who has to sacrifice the development of his/her peculiar gifts to  conventionality."The last quote i picked from the wonderful Florence Nightingale was,"So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning,however small,for its wonderful how often in such matters  the mustard-seed germinate and roots itself."So those are my favorites quote cause it shows how much she worked to become  nurse.

Achievements

Florence Nightingale had many achievements.One achievement is, Florence Nightingale received money for her good work and she held onto the money and when the time was right she decided to use the money for a cause.In 1860, she funded the money to St. Thomas hospital, and within it. the Nightingale Training School for nurses.Which was very sweet because that was the first training school for nurses ever built.The other Achievement was, Is even know her parent disagreed with the idea of hers of being a nurse she still followed her dream and look at her now she is a inspiration to nurses everywhere.I would have listened to why parents but  she didn't and now she is remembered by many people.The last achievement is her entire goal was too save lives and she did.I think she is amazing for wanting to save lives, some people don't care and it gets me mad when people don't care about anything besides themselves.

Sources

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/f/florence_nightingale.html

http://www.cnmr.org.uk/FlorenceNightingaleFoundation

http://mormonbookcollecting.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/notes-from-the-7th-annual-a-dean-larsen-book-collecting-conference-at-byu/

http://www.biography.com/people/florence-nightingale-9423539

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed this Blog.Feel free to comment any questions you have. Here's a challenge , why don't you check out the sources above and tell me what you learn from it that i did not have in my Blog.