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| 1. Draw a picture of a hospital ward. |
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| 2. Write about why you would like to be a nurse, or why you would
not like to be a nurse. |
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| 3. Florence Nightingale was described as being 'gentle, wise and
quiet' and as having 'no bustle or hurry'. Make a list of the qualities
you think a person needs to be a good nurse. |
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| 4. Think of some other jobs or professions and list the qualities
people would need to be good at them. |
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| 5. Find out what qualifications are needed today to be accepted
for nursing training. |
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| 6. Florence Nightingale had a considerable influence on the design
of hospital buildings. Think about what is needed for a surgery where
four or five doctors share a practice. Draw a floor plan of what you think
would be a suitable building. Or try your hand a drawing a floor plan
for a general hospital. |
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| 7. If you know a nurse, ask him or her about the training that
he or she had. Perhaps your teacher could invite a nurse in to talk to
the class. |
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| 8. Visit the
Florence Nightingale Museum, 2 Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1
7EW. |
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9. Find out about other ineteenth-century men and women who worked
to bring about reforms in health and welfare. |
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