| At Scutari (1854-56) | After the War |
|---|---|
| Improved hygiene: clean bedding, proper food, ventilation | Wrote Notes on Nursing (1859) — first nursing textbook |
| Death rate fell from 42% to 2% | Founded Nightingale Training School (1860) — professional nursing |
| Used statistics to prove deaths were from disease, not wounds | Campaigned for hospital design reforms — pavilion wards with space and light |
| Challenged army medical officers (made enemies!) | Advised governments on healthcare policy |
This deep dive covers What Did Nightingale Do? within Florence Nightingale for GCSE History. Revise Florence Nightingale in Medicine Through Time for GCSE History with 8 exam-style questions and 15 flashcards. Use this page as part of a wider topic revision path rather than treating it as an isolated fact. It is section 2 of 13 in this topic. Use this deep dive to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
Practice questions for Florence Nightingale
Where did Florence Nightingale work during the Crimean War?
By how much did Florence Nightingale reduce the death rate at Scutari?
Quick recall flashcards
Where did Nightingale work during the Crimean War?
Scutari hospital (Turkey), 1854-1856
By how much did death rates fall at Scutari?
From 42% to 2%