Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2024-12-19 Public domain in the USA. 210 Aikens, Charlotte A. (Charlotte Albina) 1868 1949 Aikens, Charlotte Albina 15023346 Lessons from the life of Florence Nightingale $aNew York :$bLakeside Publishing Company, $c1915. Carol Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Lessons from the life of Florence Nightingale" by Charlotte A. Aikens is a biography written in the early 20th century that explores the extraordinary life and contributions of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. The book chronicles Nightingale's relentless dedication to service, especially during the Crimean War, where her efforts significantly transformed nursing and hospital care. Aikens provides insights into the challenges Nightingale faced due to societal norms and prejudice against women in nursing, emphasizing her pioneering work and the lasting impact she had on healthcare. The book delves into Nightingale's formative years, her unwavering commitment to improving sanitary conditions in wartime and civilian hospitals, and her visionary establishment of nursing education. Aikens discusses how Nightingale's deep sense of vocation drove her to advocate for trained nurses, leading to dramatic reductions in death rates during the war. It highlights her strategic approaches in reforming healthcare, including her emphasis on hygiene, proper ventilation, and the necessity of skillful nursing. Through her extensive correspondence and writings, Nightingale laid foundations that would continue to influence nursing practices long after her time, making the book not only a tribute to her life but also an important historical document for the nursing profession. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/lessonsfromlifeo00aike 20240912113235aikens 1915 US Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910 Nursing Nurses UH Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare Category: Health & Medicine 113054 2025-06-29T13:18:11.592756 text/html 88758 2024-12-19T07:34:50 text/html 834902 2025-06-29T13:18:15.074774 application/epub+zip 833217 2025-06-29T13:18:12.567745 application/epub+zip 130373 2025-06-29T13:18:12.046760 application/epub+zip 817059 2025-06-29T13:18:16.953709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 803181 2025-06-29T13:18:14.483742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 96514 2025-06-29T13:18:11.338755 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76530 2024-12-19T07:34:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16278 2025-06-29T13:18:17.083748 application/rdf+xml 7618 2025-06-29T13:18:12.199747 image/jpeg 1542 2025-06-29T13:18:12.123731 image/jpeg 1429542 2025-06-29T13:18:11.624753 application/octet-stream application/zip