Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale (May 12, 1820 – August 13, 1910). Florence Nightingale was a celebrated English, social reformer, statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. She became well-known while taking care of the wounded soldiers during the Crimean War. Nightingale was dubbed “The Lady with the Lamp” because of her habit of making rounds at night.
If Florence was born on May 12, 1820 and died on August 13, 1910, calculate how old Florence was when she passed away.
How old would she be today? If you wish try to calculate to the total number of days, months, and years.
Explain in your own words, why Florence became known as the Lady with the Lamp?
If Florence was born on May 12, 1820 and died on August 13, 1910, calculate how old Florence was when she passed away.
How old would she be today? If you wish try to calculate to the total number of days, months, and years.
Explain in your own words, why Florence became known as the Lady with the Lamp?
After reading the article, explain why Florence became an important person in the development of hospitals and the way patients are cared for?
How Florence Nightingale shaped the way modern nurses are tackling coronavirus
Florence Nightingale shaped the way modern nurses are tackling coronavirus ... she pioneered many of the practices carried out today, such as maintaining good hygiene and regularly washing hands...
“She focused mainly on improving hygiene for nurses, advising them to wash their hands regularly. Before this, nurses were not changing their uniforms or aprons, instead continuing to work with the same equipment, which she believed to be incredibly unhygienic.
“We now see this essential equipment being used properly and thrown in the bin after every use, because she was the first to identify the impact of health workers’ hygiene on patients’ mortality rates.”
“She focused mainly on improving hygiene for nurses, advising them to wash their hands regularly. Before this, nurses were not changing their uniforms or aprons, instead continuing to work with the same equipment, which she believed to be incredibly unhygienic.
“We now see this essential equipment being used properly and thrown in the bin after every use, because she was the first to identify the impact of health workers’ hygiene on patients’ mortality rates.”
A Woman with Many Words or Languages that is ...
Florence was fluent and spoke four languages, french german, english and italian... Did you know that a person who speaks 4 languages is called quadrilingual.
Why do you think we use these names for a person who speaks one, two, three, four, or more languages... what do you notice about the prefixes.
Why do you think we use these names for a person who speaks one, two, three, four, or more languages... what do you notice about the prefixes.
- Monolingual: A person knowing only one language (40% of world population)
- Bilingual: A person using or able to use two languages especially with equal fluency (43% of world population)
- Trilingual: A person speaking three languages fluently (13% of world population)
- Multilingual: A person who speaks more than two languages, but used often for four languages or more (3% of world population speak more than 4 languages)
- Polyglot: Someone with a high degree of proficiency in several languages (less than 1‰ of world population speak 5 languages fluently)
