What kind of family was Florence Nightingale born into?
She was born into a wealthy family.
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Which countries fought in the Crimean War?
France and England fought against Russia.
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How did Florence feel about the military hospital in Scutari?
She said it was the worst hospital that she had ever seen.
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What did she inspire people to do?
Florence Nightingale inspired people to help others.
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What did Florence say when her parents told her to get married like other wealthy women?
She rebelled and said she wanted to be a nurse.
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Where was Florence educated?
She was home-schooled.
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How long did the Crimean War last?
The Crimean War lasted nearly three years.
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What are three things that made the hospital so horrible?
It was very dirty, there weren't enough supplies, and there were not enough doctors and nurses to help the patients.
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What did she do for the hospitals?
She made hospitals cleaner and safer.
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What is the name of her book?
Notes on Hospitals
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What was her favorite game?
Florence loved to play hospital with her dolls.
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Why did Florence go to Scutari?
Florence went to Scutari to help the wounded British soldiers.
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What did Florence send to England to make the hospital better?
She sent letters telling everyone how bad the conditions were, so that people could help them.
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How did she tell people about the conditions of the military hospital?
She wrote many letters to England.
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Why is St. Thomas's Hospital important?
This is where she opened her first nursing school.
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What did Florence find outside that made her want to become a nurse?
She found an injured dog while taking a walk.
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Who did Florence take to the Scutari?
She took other nurses with her.
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Who came to Turkey to inspect the hospital and make it better?
The Sanitary Commission came and flushed out the sewers, brought clean supplies, and ventilated the hospital.
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What did she do for nurses?
She opened the first nursing school. They learned how to take good care of patients and not just how to clean.
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Military hospitals were terrible because they were dirty, didn't have enough staff to treat the patients, didn't have enough beds, and didn't have enough __________.
medicine
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What did Florence's parents want her to do?
Her parents wanted her to get married and have children. They did not want her to work in a dirty hospital.
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What did Florence say about Scutari in her letters home?
She said the conditions were terrible!
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What did Florence Nightingale do at night and what was her nickname?
She walked around the wards at night and checked on the patients. They called her "The Lady With the Lamp" because she walked around holding a lamp.
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What did Henry J. Dunant do because of Florence Nightingale?
He created the Red Cross to help people in need.
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More people died from _________________________ than from battle wounds.