BSNC 1020 Module 1 (History) with Verified solutions| Rated A+

Our girl Florence Nightingale - Founder of modern nursing Nursing icon Fashionista Inspiration to middle class women everywhere #girlboss What year did Nightingale organize a group of nurses to go to the Crimean War to help wounded British soldiers? - 1854 What are some things that Nightingale was known for? - - saving thousands of soldiers in the Crimean War - trailblazer for women from middle-upper class families that weren't supposed to work outside the home - dramatic reductions in morbidity and mortality by applying principles of cleanliness and comfort to nursing care - advocate for health and the reformation of the health care system of the British army (including lobbying the parliament) - first health statistician (found evidence based research on the importance of sanitation and comfort standards in hospitals) First nursing schools in Canada had no financing, so they provided nurses with education and living expenses in exchange for the nurses providing care at the hospitals of the schools