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* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: Averted as she herself never fell victim to this and if anything, would have been shocked by such an abuse of patient rights.

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Nightingale wrote several medical books such as Literature/NotesOnNursing (1859) and created one of the earliest pie charts to document sanitation during the war.

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Nightingale wrote several medical books such as Literature/NotesOnNursing (1859) which was a guide for proper nursing for those at home (which would eventually be used for nursing outside of the home) and created one of the earliest pie charts to document sanitation during the war.
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Also advocated for better hunger relief in India, the abolition of prostitution laws that were harsh for women, and expanding female participation in the workforce.

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[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale Florence Nightingale]] (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was a pioneering English nurse during the 19th century. She is often considered the founder of modern nursing. Florence Nightingale is best known for her work during the Crimean War, where she and her team of nurses improved sanitary conditions in military hospitals, reducing the death rate significantly. Her efforts led to significant advancements in healthcare and nursing practices. She is also remembered for her dedication to patient care, her role in healthcare reform, and her contributions to statistical analysis in the field of nursing. Nightingale's work had a profound and lasting impact on the nursing profession and healthcare as a whole.

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[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale Florence Nightingale]] (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was a pioneering English nurse during the 19th century. She century and is often considered the founder of modern nursing. Florence Nightingale is best known for her work during the Crimean War, where she and her team of nurses improved sanitary conditions in military hospitals, reducing the death rate significantly.

Her efforts led to significant advancements in healthcare and nursing practices. She is also remembered for her dedication to patient care, her role in healthcare reform, and her contributions to statistical analysis in the field of nursing. Nightingale's work had a profound and lasting impact on the nursing profession and healthcare as a whole.
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Nightingale wrote several medical books such as Literature/NotesOnNursing (1859) and created one of the earliest pie charts to document sanitation during the war.
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[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale Florence Nightingale]] (12 May 1820 – 13 August 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. Nightingale gave nursing a favourable 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. She also is famous for making the pie chart more prominent.

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[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale Florence Nightingale]] (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was an a pioneering English social reformer, statistician and nurse during the 19th century. She is often considered the founder of modern nursing. Florence Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses is best known for her work during the Crimean War, in which where she organised care for wounded soldiers at Constantinople. She significantly reduced and her team of nurses improved sanitary conditions in military hospitals, reducing the death rates by improving hygiene rate significantly. Her efforts led to significant advancements in healthcare and living standards. Nightingale gave nursing a favourable reputation practices. She is also remembered for her dedication to patient care, her role in healthcare reform, and became an icon of Victorian culture, especially her contributions to statistical analysis in the persona field of "The Lady with nursing. Nightingale's work had a profound and lasting impact on the Lamp" making rounds of wounded soldiers at night. She also is famous for making the pie chart more prominent.
nursing profession and healthcare as a whole.
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* Appeared in Mary Seacole: The Real Angel of the Crimea (2006) who is potrayed as a BitchInSheepsClothing who acts narrow-minded and opposed to Seacole's efforts.

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* Appeared in Mary Seacole: The Real Angel of the Crimea (2006) who is potrayed portrayed as a BitchInSheepsClothing who acts narrow-minded and opposed to Seacole's efforts.
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** She appears in the U.S. version told by Paget Brewster and played by Minka Kelly.

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* The White Angel (1936), played by Kay Francis.
* In 1993, Nest Entertainment released an animated film about Florence Nightingale.
* Florence Nightingale (2008) played by Laura Fraser.
* Appeared in Mary Seacole: The Real Angel of the Crimea (2006) who is potrayed as a BitchInSheepsClothing who acts narrow-minded and opposed to Seacole's efforts.
* Played by Laura Morgan in the Victoria episode "Foreign Bodies" (2018)
* Played by Kate Isitt in the Magic Grandad episode "Famous People: Florence Nightingale" (1994)
* Played by Jaclyn Smith in the TV biopic Florence Nightingale (1985)
* Played by Emma Thompson in the ITV sketch comedy series Alfresco episode #1.2 (1983)
* Played by Jayne Meadows in PBS series Meeting of Minds (1978)
* Played by Janet Suzman in the British theatre-style biopic Miss Nightingale (1974)
* Played by Julie Harris in Hallmark Hall of Fame episode "The Holy Terror" (1965)
* Played by Sarah Churchill in Hallmark Hall of Fame episode "Florence Nightingale" (1952)
* Appears in an episode of WesternAnimation/XavierRiddleAndTheSecretMuseum "I Am Florence Nightingale".

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[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale Florence Nightingale]] (12 May 1820 – 13 August 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. Nightingale gave nursing a favourable 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. She also is famous for making the pie chart more prominent

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[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale Florence Nightingale]] (12 May 1820 – 13 August 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. Nightingale gave nursing a favourable 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. She also is famous for making the pie chart more prominentprominent.

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* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: Averted as she herself never fell victim to this and if anything, would have been shocked by such an abuse of patient rights.
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!!Florence Nightingale appears in the following works:
* Florence Nightingale's voice was saved for posterity in a phonograph recording from 1890 preserved in the British Library Sound Archive.
* The first theatrical representation of Nightingale was Reginald Berkeley's The Lady with the Lamp, premiering in London in 1929 with Edith Evans in the title role. It did not portray her as an entirely sympathetic character and draws much characterisation from Lytton Strachey's biography of her.
* The Lady with the Lamp (1951), an adaptation of the play above.
* The Voyage of the Lass (2009), A stage musical play representation of Nightingale produced by the Association of Nursing Service Administrators of the Philippines.
* The Victoria Cross (1912), a biographical silent film starring Julia Swayne Gordon as Nightingale.
* Florence Nightingale (1915), played by Elisabeth Risdon.
* She appears in both the U.S. & U.K. versions of Series/DrunkHistory:
** She first appears in the U.K. version told by Diane Morgan of Philomena Cunk fame starring Jessica Knappett as Florence Nightingale.
** She appears in the U.S. version told by Paget Brewster and played by Minka Kelly.
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[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale Florence Nightingale]] (12 May 1820 – 13 August 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. Nightingale gave nursing a favourable 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. She also is famous for making the pie chart more prominent

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