Florence
Nightingale/Lady With a Lamp
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) laid
the foundation (wfwË) of modern nursing. She made outstanding
(AmvaviY) contribution (Ae`vb) to public health. She is popularly
known as ‘The Lady with the Lamp’. She was born into a rich family. Florence
rejected (evwZj Kiv) marriage as well as a luxurious (wejvmeûj)
life. She received training in nursing in Germany and France. She worked at the
British Army Hospital at Scutari in Turkey during the Crimean War. Florence
restored (cy‡e©i Ae¯’vq Avbv) order and cleanliness in the hospital.
She wrote a note on the army medical and hospital administration (cÖmvmb).
Florence Nightingale is known for her reforms (‡`vl
ÎæwU †_‡K gy³) in the British hospitals.
In 1860, she established the Nightingale School for Nurses in London. She
considered her patients as her children. Florence became blind in 1901. She
received the Order of Merit from the King in 1907. Florence Nightingale has
inspired and will always inspire the people of the world.
