#English #nurse and #statistician, “The Lady With The Lamp,” who established #modernNursing pract…

#English #nurse and #statistician, “The Lady With The Lamp,” who established #modernNursing practice.

Her contributions to #publichealth included developing methods of applying and displaying statistics to demonstrate the need for improvements.

Her mission began from experience during the Crimean War as a nurse at #British hospital in #Turkey. There she witnessed appalling conditions endured by the sick: overcrowding, poor sanitation, lack of basic supplies, even malnutrition. With determination and influence, by the war's end in Jul 1856, she improved the comfort of the patients, increased #efficiency and reduced the death toll.

Throughout her life, she continued to advocate reform in the #military #medical system, supported by her compelling, novel graphical display of statistics and advice on hospital #planning and #organization.

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