Florence Nightingale

What did Florence want to be?

• A teacher

• A nurse

• A soldier

• A mother

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Why didn't her parents want her to be a nurse?

• Because hospitals were dirty and horrible.

• Because they wanted her to get married.

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Why did she go to Germany?

• Because she wanted to learn about nursing.

• Because there was a war.

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Why did lots of men die in the army hospitals?

• Because they were clean and safe.

• Because they were dirty and there were no nurses.

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How did she improve the hospital?

• She carried a lamp around the hospital at night.

• She talked to soldiers and helped them write letters.

• She cleaned the beds and she used clean bandages

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How did she help the soldiers?

• She carried a lamp around the hospital at night.

• She talked to soldiers and helped them write letters.

• She cleaned the beds and she used clean bandages

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How was she called?

• "The clean lady"

• "The nurse"

• "The lady with the lamp"

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What did she get from Queen Victoria?

• She got a letter to say thank you.

• She got money.

• She got flowers.

• She got a new lamp.

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What did she do when she returned to Britain?

• She never worked in hospitals again.

• She continued to help improve hospitals.

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Why was it special for her to get the Order of Merit medal?

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