Florence Nightingale was a wonderful nurse who completely changed how we take care of sick people! When a big war broke out, she traveled far from home to help the wounded soldiers in the hospitals. She noticed that the hospitals were very dirty, so she made sure everything was clean, opened the windows for fresh air, and fed the soldiers healthy food!
Florence worked so hard, day and night, that she became known as the “Lady with the Lamp” because she would walk through the dark hospital at night with a little lamp to check on everyone. She started the first real school for nurses so other people could learn the right way to care for the sick! Thanks to Florence, hospitals today are safe, clean places where we can get better when we are not feeling well!
