Florence Nightingale was a British nurse who laid the foundations of modern nursing by introducing a system of care that concentrated on improved hygiene and on making sure that nurses were properly trained.
Nightingale set up a nursing school at St Thomas's Hospital in 1860.
A talented mathematician, Nightingale was able to back up her findings with statistics and was the first woman to be a member of the Royal Statistical Society. She also invented the pi chart
Nightingale set up a nursing school at St Thomas's Hospital in 1860.
A talented mathematician, Nightingale was able to back up her findings with statistics and was the first woman to be a member of the Royal Statistical Society. She also invented the pi chart