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1.  do you think Florence Nightingale is relevant in the 21 st century to the nursing profession?  Why or why not?

2.  What do you think would be the response of historical nursing leaders such as Florence Nightingale, Lillian Wald, and Mary Breckenridge if they could see what the profession of nursing looks like today?


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1. Do you think Florence Nightingale is relevant in the 21st century to the nursing
profession? Why or why not?
I think Florence Nightingale is very relevant to the nursing profession. She and her team
were able to reduce the deaths of soldiers at the British base hospital by two-thirds during the
Crimean War (Cohen, 1984). She brought about a number of changes that could be made in
order to improve the nursing profession and culture.
Her significance in improving the nursing practice was inspired by the deaths that
occurred to the British soldiers due to inadequate medical considerations. She suggested that the
skills that a nurse required involved e...


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