Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Who is Florence Nightingale?


Florence Nightingale (Florence, May 12, 1820 – August 13, 1910) was a British nurse who became famous for being a pioneer in treating the war-wounded, during the Crimean War. She is best known in history by nickname the "Lady of the Lamp", because use of this instrument to aid in lighting to assist the wounded during the night.
His contribution in nursing, being a pioneer in the use of the biomedical model, based on the medicine practiced by doctors.
He also contributed in the field of statistics, being a pioneer in the use of methods of visual representation of information, such as pie (usually known as pie chart type) initially created by William Playfair.



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