Population growth led to increased demand for hospitals, overcrowded wards, lack of hygiene, poor quality of nurses
Florence Nightingale
Pioneer of modern nursing, improved hospital conditions during Crimean War, advocated for cleanliness and proper nursing training, established nursing school in London
Crimean War
First war with journalists reporting conditions, exposed terrible hospital conditions, inspired Florence Nightingale to improve nursing and hospital hygiene
Contributions of Florence Nightingale
Implemented hygiene practices, reduced death rates, established nursing school, published books on nursing training and hospital design
Mary Seacole
Jamaican nurse who set up medical center for British troops in Crimea, emphasized hygiene, significant contributions to nursing despite being black
Betsi Cadwaladr
Nurse who improved hygiene in medical centers during Crimean War, from working class background, contributed to nursing despite facing challenges, died of cholera in 1860
