Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale’s inclusion makes courage identifiable to different kinds of people. Florence Nightingale broadens courage away from physical combat toward service, responsibility, reform, and moral commitment. Nightingale's sanitation approach is presented as relevant to modern disease prevention. Florence Nightingale came from a wealthy British family in the mid-1800s with expectations of social events, marriage, and household management. Florence Nightingale's rebellion against her prescribed life led to the creation of essentially modern nursing. At Scutari hospital, Florence Nightingale prioritized systematic environmental cleanup to improve health outcomes. Florence Nightingale's hospital sanitation work is used as a historical model for sanitation-based disease prevention. Florence Nightingale observed that severely ill patients near the end of life responded positively to beef tea and raw milk. Florence Nightingale felt called to a more significant life, but fear delayed her. Florence Nightingale feared others' opinions, her parents' opinions, and the possibility that pursuing her calling would fail. Florence Nightingale is used to show that courage should not be intr…