Description: Notes on Nursing. What It Is and What It Is Not Author: Florence Nightingale Title: Notes on Nursing. What It Is and What It Is Not Publication: London: Harrison, 1860 Edition: First edtion, second issue Description: Hardcover. 79. Florence Nightingale OM RRC DStJ (1820 - 1910) was an English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organised care for wounded soldiers at Constantinople. She significantly reduced death rates by improving hygiene and living standards. She gave nursing a favorable reputation and became an icon of Victorian culture, especially in the persona of "The Lady with the Lamp" making rounds of wounded soldiers at night. Recent commentators have asserted that her Crimean War achievements were exaggerated by the media at the time, but critics agree on the importance of her later work in professionalising nursing roles for women. In 1860, she laid the foundation of professional nursing with the establishment of her nursing school at St Thomas' Hospital in London. It was the first secular nursing school in the world and is now part of King's College London. In recognition of her pioneering work in nursing, the Nightingale Pledge taken by new nurses, and the Florence Nightingale Medal, the highest international distinction a nurse can achieve, were named in her honor, and the annual International Nurses Day is celebrated on her birthday. Her social reforms included improving healthcare for all sections of British society, advocating better hunger relief in India, helping to abolish prostitution laws that were harsh for women, and expanding the acceptable forms of female participation in the workforce.This copy of her seminal work on nursing is very good minus in green library cloth with gilt titles on the spine and the library's emblem blind-stamped on the front cover. Ex-library with the library's bookplate on the front pastedown, and a few library labels and stamps. There is a small chip at the top end of the spine and minor scuffing elsewhere at the corners and edges. New endpapers have been tape reinforced. The title page has a vertical tear along the internal edge, but it has been professionally repaired with no loss. A publisher's promotional sheet has been tipped in at the rear free endpaper. The text is quite clean with no marks or other damage.One of the most important works in modern medicine.. Very Good -. FO. Seller ID: B447 Subject: Science, Math and Technology Baykorp Books Selling quality books and related items at reasonable prices. Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: Florence Nightingale
Publisher: Harrison
Year Printed: 1860
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
