Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not.

Brown pebbled cloth flexible covers, chipping at corners. Worn and rubbed. Front board broken. Undated, London Edition. Advertisements at front and back, on back cover stating 1882. Text is tanned a shade. 8vo, 79 pp., imprint [1]. Good. Florence Nightingale (May 12, 1820-August 13, 1910) was an English social reformer, statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. She rose to fame during the Crimean War by managing and training nurses to care for wounded soldiers in Constantinople. By dramatically improving hygiene and living standards, she drastically reduced death rates. Her dedication, including making nightly ward rounds, earned her the iconic Victorian title ‘The Lady with the Lamp’ and gave nursing a highly favorable reputation.