On this day in ...... 1854, amid reports that wounded British service members were suffering mightily in the war ranging in the Crimea, Florence Nightingale and a few dozen nurses set sail to care for them. They arrived on November 4, and endeavored to improve conditions at the military hospital at Scutari, now know as Üsküdar, a district in Istanbul, Turkey. Their efforts won praise (prior post), and Nightingale (right) is considered "a founder of modern nursing." (credit for circa-1850s photo)
(Prior October 21 posts are here, here, here, here, and here.)
No comments:
Post a Comment