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Florence Nightingale: A Life Inspired Kindle Edition

by Lynn M. Hamilton (Author), Wyatt North (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Has there ever been someone who accomplished so much and at the same time thought less of herself? Before she had even turned forty, Florence Nightingale was the darling of the British public, the heroine of the Crimea. She could have sailed home to England and comfortably dined out on her fame for the remainder of her long days.

Instead, she conducted a ruthless post-mortem on every moment of her wartime service and found herself entirely wanting. She did not try to hide her mistakes; instead, she sought to broadcast them so that everyone would understand what happens in unsanitary medical facilities. She could well have slid into self-pity and inertia, yet she spent the next several decades campaigning for reforms.

One hundred and fifty years ago, the respect we now have for nurses and the intense training that nurses must undergo was nothing but a seed in Florence Nightingale’s imagination. If we believe that nurses are some of the most respectable and hardworking people in our community, we owe that belief to Florence Nightingale. But she never took the credit. As an old woman of seventy-seven, she deflected all her accomplishments onto God with the words, “How inefficient I was in the Crimea! Yet He has raised up Trained Nursing from it!”
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00WAYTXDE
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wyatt North Publishing, LLC (April 17, 2015)
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Susan
5.0 out of 5 stars very interesting. love historical fiction.
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2023
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Well written. Easy fun read. Very educational. I didn’t know she was basically the founder of so many things. What a woman!
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Barbara Mojica
4.0 out of 5 stars A LLIFELONG DILEMMA
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2017
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This is an interesting biography that focuses on Nightingale's personal struggles as well as her pioneering work in nursing. Florence was born into a wealthy English Victorian family. Throughout her life, Florence was torn between what was expected of woman born to a well-to-do nineteenth-century family and her strong ties to the Unitarian Church, which demanded community service to those less fortunate in society. Her family's wide travels in Europe allowed her to meet powerful thinkers like Victor Hugo and Alexis De Tocqueville. While her family urged her to marry, Florence resisted. By the time she was thirty-two, Florence had asserted her independence by assuming a role as superintendent of a nursing home even though she received no salary. Her service in the Crimean War revealed the serious flaws in hospital care. More soldiers died from their illnesses than in battle. Nightingale demanded that abuses like poor lighting, sanitation, and ventilation be addressed. She urged proper training for nursing students and hospital sanitation, reflecting the germ theory of illness.

I was not aware of Florence's work in India and the depth of personal struggle she experienced between her convictions and the demands of her family. The fact that she refused to sit on her laurels and accept praise for her accomplishments, but rather be self-critical about her own mistakes and failings impressed me. Her influence on modern healthcare practices cannot be underestimated.

I recommend the book for anyone interested in learning more about the evolution of nursing and modern healthcare or to learn about the life of a remarkable, Victorian woman willing to stand up and be counted. Recommended for ages ten and older.
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Araceli Blake
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2023
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Great quality book. I loved this book!
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Mimi 7
3.0 out of 5 stars Florence Nightingale: A Life Inspired
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2023
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A good look at the life and times of Florence Nightingale. Reads like a history book, so is a little bit dry, but still interesting. Recommend for anyone interested in the history of nursing.
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Lynette A.
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Woman
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2017
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Before I read this biography, I knew Florence Nightingale was an amazing woman. Now that I've read all that she really accomplished, I am in awe! She trusted God's guidance in all she did. She went places no respectable woman would ever be seen. She brought about changes in British handling of war hospitals and eventually aided the cause of independence for India. The majority of this was done after contracting an illness that forced her to rely on others to do the heavy lifting.

The author's writing style was so easy to read. I was able to flow through Florence Nightingale's life seamlessly. I would definitely recommend this book.
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Don Estes
4.0 out of 5 stars An Inspired and Inspiring Life
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2022
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I had read a bit about the life of Florence Nightingale before opening Lynn Hamilton and Wyatt North's biography of her. I was pleased to learn a lot more by reading this book. My only complaint about it is that the authors early on mention her calling by God, but never discuss it again until the end. It is inconceivable that the authors were unaware of God' directing Florence Nightingale's steps, for when God calls a person, He is not a passive bystander in their life. He becomes the author of it.
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G.N. Bell
5.0 out of 5 stars Ms. Nightingale continues to be an inspiration
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2017
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This gives a good background into Nightingale's life. Her life's goal was improving people's' lives. She introduced better hospital hygiene & practices which increased recovery rates. Hospitals were no longer a place where most people died. She also sought to improve the lives of destitute, homeless women &their children. Her private life was interesting. An independent woman, in an age when most were subservient to their husbands, meant she remained single while she helped so many. Many of her practices became the basis upon which modern patient care flourished. She is remembered for her charity and good works.
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William Hine
5.0 out of 5 stars Gift of a nightingale
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2022
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I bought this as a gift for my niece, who's studying to be a nurse. Now, thanks to this book, she'll have someone to emulate.
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Vegas
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in Canada on February 28, 2021
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Vidubo
5.0 out of 5 stars A remarkably wise woman.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 18, 2017
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This is another of my 'Desert Island' books. There are insights into every part of life and Lynn Hamilton is a wonderfully sympathetic biographer. Being the daughter and grand-daughter of nurses, personally, I appreciate her respect for Florence Nightingale. This was a woman who fought to apply her intelligence to everything she experienced, including the initial horror of her parents at the idea of her taking up nursing. It was certainly no place for the squeamish. And yet Florence Nightingale was so well ahead of her time with nursing expertise that her advice was followed until the 1970s. It's a pity that those running hospitals and training nurses and doctors today fail to understand the full scope of her insights into mending and healing folk. Drugs are the bottom line today: to be hospitalised is likely to help you more swiftly to the grave than to offer real care. Nutrition is certainly on the back burner. Were Florence Nightingale alive today she would need even more reasoned argument and diplomacy than she had to use in her lifetime to achieve true nursing. I salute her.
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sarah
4.0 out of 5 stars good read!
Reviewed in Australia on June 25, 2017
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An intriguing look into her life... good read!
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4.0 out of 5 stars and I enjoyed reading it
Reviewed in India on September 6, 2015
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Florence Nightingale's life is as inspiring today as it was in her lifetime.Her life is an example of how a life of selfless giving and service can be both meaningful and fulfilling as contrasted with a life spent in empty socializing. It's a well written book, and I enjoyed reading it.Recommend it.
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Paola B.
5.0 out of 5 stars La signora con la lanterna
Reviewed in Italy on August 18, 2015
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Un breve saggio sulla vita di questa donna alla quale, ancora oggi dopo circa due secoli, dobbiamo rispetto e riconoscenza
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