TaneTLETICIA SUAREZ RN TANESHA HIPPOLYTE RN SOFIA WARREN RNGROUP 3Born: 1820
Florence Nightingale was a pioneer in the nursing field. Despite parental objections Florence decide to become a nurse. Nightingale went to Kaiserworth in Prussia to study nursing. Even then her views were being noticed.By 1853 she became the unpaid superintendent of London’s Institute for the Care of Sick Gentlewomen.From 1854-1856 Florence Nightingale became a patient advocatebyestablishing more sanitary conditionsin patient care settings.Florence started focusing on nursing administration. She always made time to make nightly visits to the wards. She was called “The Lady of The Lamp”.The mortality rate at the military hospital decreased from sixty percent to two percent six months after her arrival.2