KS1 HistoryFlorence Nightingale

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Florence Nightingale

Famous Nurse

Born: 1820

Died: 1910

Florence Nightingale

Her family were rich and she was taught at home by her father.

She felt that God had called her to help others

Florence Nightingale

She wanted to be a nurse and disobeyed her parents wishes to train as one.

Florence Nightingale

In 1853 the Crimean War started.

In Britain, newspaper reports told of the terrible conditions the wounded soldiers were suffering.

Florence was asked to go to Crimea to help the wounded soldiers.

Florence Nightingale

Florence was based at the Barrack Hospital at Scutari.

Thousands of sick and wounded men were at the hospital.

There were not enough beds for all the men.

Florence Nightingale

The hospital was very dirty and smelly and there were rats running around the wards.

Men were dying from the diseases that they caught in the hospital.

Florence Nightingale

When Florence and her nurses first arrived they were not welcomed by the male doctors.

The nurses were not allowed to nurse the men. The only thing they were allowed to do was clean the hospital.

Florence NightingaleMore and more wounded soldiers arrived and

the doctors were forced to ask the nurses for their help.

The nurses were very disciplined and wore uniforms and a sash which said ‘Scutari Hospital.’

Florence Nightingale

The nurses fed the soldiers food such as mutton soup.

The hospital was now a cleaner and healthier place.

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale used a paper lantern and was known as 'lady with the lamp' because she use to walk around the hospital carrying her lamp.

Florence Nightingale

This was the medicine chest Florence travelled with. It included essence of ginger and powdered rhubarb.

Florence Nightingale

This is the shell of Jimmy the Tortoise.

He was a pet on one of the wards at Scutari.

The shell is now in the Florence Nightingale Museum in London.

Florence Nightingale

When Florence arrived back in Britain she was a heroine.

She had songs written about her and received many awards including one from Queen Victoria.

Florence Nightingale

Florence continued her good work by writing letters to many important people asking them to make their hospitals better.

Florence Nightingale

She also set up a training school for nurses at St Thomas’s Hospital.

Florence Nightingale

Florence died in 1910 at the age of 90.

Qwizdom Quiz

Switch on your Qwizdom remotes.

When was Florence Nightingale born?

A) 1720

B) 1820

C) 1920

1820

True or False

Florence Nightingale’s parents did not want her to become a nurse.

True

True or False

Florence and her nurses were made very welcome by the male doctors

False

Which item of the nurse’s uniform was labelled ‘Scutari Hospital’

A) Sash

B) Apron

Sash

What type of food was served to the wounded soldiers?

A) Beans

B) Mutton soup

Mutton Soup

What did Florence carry round the hospital to give her light?

A) Paper Lamp

B) Candle

Paper Lamp

Which of the following were some of the ingredients in Florence’s

medicine box?

A) Essence of ginger and powdered rhubarb

B) Lemon and honey

Essence of ginger and powdered rhubard

Which of these was a pet on the hospital ward?

A) Jerry the Cat

B) Jeff the Dog

C) Jimmy the Tortoise

Jimmy the Tortoise

Yes or No

Florence Set up a training school for nurses at St Thomas’s Hospital.

Yes

How old was Florence when she died?

A) 80

B) 90

C) 100

90