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 FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, THE HEROINE OF HOSPITALS.

Florence Nightingale was born on May 12, 1820 in Florence, at that

time capital of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Belonging to a wealthy
family, she was the daughter of William Edward Nightingale and
Frances Smith; Frances, her older sister was a writer and journalist.
Every May 12, coinciding with the anniversary of her birth, International
Nurses Day is celebrated.

In 1837, prompted by what she interpreted as a 'divine call', she announced to her
family her decision to go into nursing from 1844. Despite strong opposition from her
family - mainly her mother and sister - she succeeded in training as a nurse. At that
time, the profession of nurse - or caregiver - was associated with working-class
women, which had nothing to do with an educated young woman like Florence who,
moreover, was destined to marry.

During the following years, sure of her vocation and self-taught, she became an
expert, frequenting the health centers she visited on each of her trips. Indeed,
Florence was a great traveler, a custom of the time whose function was to instruct
the women of the 19th century: France, Italy, Switzerland, Greece or Egypt were
some of her destinations. The writings in her travel diary show her learning process,
her literary skills and her way of coping with life.

On August 22, 1853, she assumed the position of superintendent at the Institute for
the Care of Sick Ladies -they were homeless women- in London, a position she held
until October 1854.

Florence Nightingale cared for the wounded in the Crimerian War in the hospital of
Scutari. The nurse imposed simple rules of hygiene, such as airing and thoroughly
cleaning the hospital wards, washing the patients and changing the sheets or
preparing healthy meals for the sick, which significantly improved the situation in a
short time.