2024-12-23 Florence Nightingale Lesson

Florence's birthday is also international nurse day.​ (a)  

• True
• False

Florence turned down many marrige proposals and refused to marry.​ (a)  

• True
• False

What did Florence want to be? ​

• She wanted to be a nurse.

• She wanted to be a soldier.

• She wanted to be a doctor.

• She wanted to be a presist.

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

• It was because they were rich.

• It was because nurses could not earn much.

• It was because hospitals were dirty and horrible.

• It was because the job was dangerous.

Why did she go to Germany?

• She wanted to learn about the war.

• She wanted to learn about nursing.

• She wanted to help the soldiers.

• She wanted to study geography.

Why did lots of men die in the army hospitals?

• They were dirty and there were no nurses.

• They had serious injuries.

• They were out of medicine.

• They got the care they need.

How did she improve the hospital?

• She brought in a lot of medicines.

• She carried a lamp and walked around.

• She cleaned the beds and she used clean bandages.

• She brought in a lot of beds.

Why does Florence call"lady of lamp"?

• She walked through the night carried for the sick.

• She invented a special type of lamp.

• She worked as a lighthouse keeper.

• She used a lamp to light up parties and events.

When did Florence receive the Royal Red Cross?

• 1870

• 1873

• 1880

• 1883

What honor did Florence, the first woman, receive in 1907?

★The Order of Merit is an award created in 1902 by Edward VII to honor outstanding service in areas like the military, science, art, literature, or culture within the Commonwealth.

• She became the first female Prime Minister.

• She was awarded a gold medal for painting.

• She was crowned Queen of England.

• She received the Order of Merit.