Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not

by Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale.

THE JEWEL PRESENTED TO MISS NIGHTINGALE,
BY QUEEN VICTORIA.

NOTES ON NURSING:

WHAT IT IS, AND WHAT IT IS NOT.

BY

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.

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WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF HER LIFE.

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BOSTON:

WILLIAM CARTER, 5 WATER STREET

1860.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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Preface	iii
Biography	i
Florence Nightingale	1
Index	5
Introduction	7
Ventilation and Warming	11
Health of Houses	19
Petty Management	27
Noise	34
Variety	44
Taking Food	48
What Food?	53
Bed and Bedding	60
Light	64
Cleanliness of Rooms and Walls	66
Personal Cleanliness	70
Chattering Hopes and Advices	72
Observation of the Sick	79
Conclusion	95
Appendix	103