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First published in 1859 Notes on Nursing was written by the innovative female nurse Florence Nightingale the woman responsible for improving hospital conditions in wartorn Crimea. Though relatively short this work is entirely comprised of nursing hints designed to aid individuals entrusted with the health care of others. The advice Nightingale wrote of included such practicalities as the ventilation heating noise light bedding and cleanliness of the invalids environment as well as a nurses personal cleanliness and methods of observation. This work also addresses the treatment of the individuals being nursed from the food they consume to the things they should or should not be told. Though the author herself stressed the fledgling nature of her guide Nightingales effort to systematize the care of the unhealthy has since earned her recognition as one of the worlds founders of modern nursing.show more