Project work is done by Alyeva Ulduz, 11 «A» form, Sasykoli

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• Alyeva Ulduz, 11 «A» form, Sasykoli

• Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy, on May 12, 1820. The daughter of upper-class British parents, Nightingale pursued a career in nursing, despite family objections.

• As a young woman Florence felt that God had called her to help others. She wanted to be a nurse but her parents did not want to her to become one.

In 1844 she began to visit hospitals; in 1850 she spent some time with the nursing Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul in Alexandria; and a year later she studied at the institute for Protestant deaconesses in Kaiserswerth, Germany.

• In 1844 she began to visit hospitals; in 1850 she spent some time with the nursing Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul in Alexandria; and a year later she studied at the institute for Protestant deaconesses in Kaiserswerth, Germany.

In 1854 she organized a unit of 38 woman nurses for service in the Crimean War; by the end of the war she had become a legend.

• In 1854 she organized a unit of 38 woman nurses for service in the Crimean War; by the end of the war she had become a legend.

• She arrived early in November 1854. In Scutari (modern-day Üsküdar in Istanbul, Turkey) Nightingale and her nurses found wounded soldiers being badly cared for by overworked medical staff in the face of official indifference.

• In Scutari Florence Nightingale Checks Patients During the Night

The most solemn and famous monument to the memory of Florence Nightingale is probably the one in Waterloo Place, London , which is a part of the Crimean War Memorial.

• The most solemn and famous monument to the memory of Florence Nightingale is probably the one in Waterloo Place, London , which is a part of the Crimean War Memorial.

Who is it for ?

• Who is it for ?

• For qualified male or female nurses and also for male or female voluntary nursing aides who are active members or regular helpers of a National Red Cross or Red Crescent Society or of an affiliated medical or nursing institution.

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