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Concise historical introduction to Florence Nightingale and her continuing influence on the world. Florence Nightingale is widely known as the founder of modern nursing. She is also a brilliant and highly influential social reformer. Written by a world authority, this brief history explores Nightingale’s background and motivations. It also offers an informed assessment of the scale and significance of her legacy. It has been called timely and important by Alasdair Redfern, Bishop of Derby 2005-2018. -
This cotton tea towel features the regulations, dating from 1860, that the probationers at The Nightingale Training School would have had to follow. -
Nursing has been called the oldest of arts and the youngest of professions, and caring for the sick certainly has powerful historical, cultural and traditional roots. This book tells the story. -
Black ink pen featuring a floating Florence walking up and down the wards of Scutari Hospital while holding her famous lamp. -
Made of stiff card, with two magnets to hold in place over the desired page, this bookmark features a stained-glass window of Florence Nightingale against a black background and makes a great souvenir from the museum. -
The dirt and filth of Scutari Hospital is the perfect home for a Vlad the flea and Loxton the rat. But the arrival of Florence Nightingale and her strange companion changes everything. Will the friends be driven out or can they save the day? This book tells the story of Florence Nightingale, the conditions in which she found herself and the impact she had from a very interesting point of view. Alexis Soyer, one of the first celebrity chefs, puts in an appearance as does Mary Seacole, and we even get to meet Jimmy the tortoise. Vlad, and his host rat Loxton, are not at all sure about the new regime that Florence brings to the hospital they call home.
