Skip to main content

Florence Nightingale: The Lady of the Lamp by Basil Miller


Florence Nightingale: The Lady of the Lamp

by Basil Miller



    This was a very quick read and went into depth about her entire life. The early pages talk heavily how she’s always felt a calling towards nursing and believed that it was God’s plans for her. It’s apparent in her letters she wrote to others but also her demeanor as a child. Even though she had a longing to pursue nursing, she had her doubts about it, and often asked people outside her family their decisions. It was only then that she declared to her parents that she would be studying nursing. During that time almost any woman could become a nurse, it’s said that in the book people in court were often given the choice of going to prison or going to work in the hospital. Therefore her family was against her choice in profession, and tried everything to get the idea out of her mind. Being a determined woman, she decided to pursue it anyway. At 31 she finally began her nursing career, throwing herself completely into her studies. There she began her work first in Scutari with injured soldiers where she became the lady with the lamp. Nightingale from here became one of the most well known women in nursing and even set up scholarships and funds at hospitals for prospective nurses. 

 If you’re heavily religious and into nursing, this book is definitely for you.This was much more religion based than anything else, which I was not expecting.. Guess I didn’t pay too much attention to the back cover when buying it. Goes into a very detailed description about her early life and how much she excelled in her personal studies before choosing nursing. Also how she was very compassionate and nurturing nature even towards animals. It was a quick read, but honestly, every chapter made some kind of connection back to how God was guiding her towards her nursing career. I do believe in people being born to do and accomplish certain things, but it doesn’t need to be said ten times a page. Other than that it was a great read, as a prospective nursing student I really enjoyed being able to learn about one of the fore-mothers of nursing. It was incredible what she was able to organize and rearrange for the betterment of the wounded…but also the reforms she was able to present and get passed. 


More about the Author


Where to Buy:

Powell’s 

Books A Million
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Miracle Mountain (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #20) by J.L Bryan

      During the gold rush, prospectors came to Miracle Mountain in northern Georgia, looking for their fortune in the local waterways. Legend tells of a mysterious event, of a girl falling to her death from the local waterfall and miraculously coming back to life the next day. Tourists now come to this legendary location looking for a miracle of their own. Nearby is a rustic historical inn that welcomes visitors looking for their own miracle and a glimpse of the local ghost Freija. Ellie and her team are called in to help the owners get rid of the malevolent spirits that are scaring away business.      I love this entire book; I swear every time it gets scarier as the series goes on! Ellie and Jordan come to the Highwater Inn to help rid of the malevolent ghosts but are told to steer clear of the friendly welcoming ones. The owner Willow, who claims to be a spiritualist, is trying to contact the dead and even goes as far as to welcome them into the inn. Wi...
Post a Comment
Read more

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

 Absolutely, hands down, my favorite book in the series. The entire evolution of the story is incredible. Thank gosh it was broken down into three parts because this bitch wouldn't be able to handle it otherwise.      LOVE the evolution of Nesta beginning to live and love herself, despite the darkness she's caused and witnessed. That she finds her reason for being and fights to retain it and fights to be a better version of herself constantly. Nesta finding her love in music and dancing, is so beautifully  written. The house being sentient being, even capable of complex emotion and understanding, is so beautiful. It gives Nesta the nurturing, respect, and love that her mother never gave her. Which while healing is something she desperately  needs especially because her mother was so absolutely awful to her. The addition of Emerie and Gwyn are the perfect characters to add and further broaden the family in the ACOTAR universe.       ...
Post a Comment
Read more

The Trailwalker (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #13) by J.L Bryan

  "Why would teenage boys go out on a boat in a storm" Stacey wondered. "Well, now that I say it aloud, it kinda answers itself"           The team is brough to an old campground that is full of local legend. It is next to the mysterious mounds of a vanished people and once a summer camp for children before it was abruptly shut down due to mysterious deaths. The Conner family moved from the city, to create a space for children in need. They're on a deadline and the construction in the camp is stirring up the spirits of the grounds and woods. Between the deaths within the camp, Josh Conner's inability to accept the paranormal, and an old Indigenous legend of the Trailwalker, there is no shortage of possibilities. One thing remains the same though, t hese spirits are mainly targeting the Conner kids. Ellie and the team have to dig into this campground's rich history and determine what or who is threatening the family. Or else they may be forced to give u...
Post a Comment
Read more