Florence NightingaleFlorence Nightingale
Series Editors: Kinley E. Roby, Northeastern University; Herbert Sussman, Northeastern University; Joseph Bartolomeo, University of Massachusetts; George Economou, University of Oklahoma; Arthur F. Kinney, University of Massachusetts
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This study examines the writing of the legendary nurse of the Crimean War, including both published and unpublished texts on travel and nursing, spiritual autobiography, correspondence, healthcare reform, and other topics. The volume focuses on Nightingale's campaigns to improve health conditions for British soldiers, addressing her ideological inconsistencies as well as her accomplishments. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Examines the writings of Florence Nightingale, the famous nurse and hospital reformer, on travel, nursing, and healthcare reform, and also discusses her autobiographical works and correspondence
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- New York : Twayne ; London : Prentice-Hall International, c1997.
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