Sick-Nursing and Health-Nursing" (1893)
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Hospitals are only an intermediate stage of civilization, never intended at all even to take in the whole sick population.
— Florence Nightingale
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About Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was a British nurse, a pioneer of modern nursing, and a noted statistician.
About Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was a British nurse, a pioneer of modern nursing, and a noted statistician.
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