If a patient is cold, if a patient is feverish, if a patient is faint, if he is sick after taking food, if he has a bed-sore, it is generally the fault not of the disease, but of the nursing. Florence Nightingale bedcolddisease Change image and share on social
She said the object and color in the materials around us actually have a physical effect on us, on how we feel. Florence Nightingale coloreffectfeel Change image and share on social
Sick children, if not too shy to speak, will always express this wish. They invariably prefer a story to be told to them, rather than read to them. Florence Nightingale childexpressinvariably Change image and share on social
I think one's feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results. Florence Nightingale actionbringdistill Change image and share on social
Everything you do in a patient's room, after he is 'put up' for the night, increases tenfold the risk of his having a bad night. But, if you rouse him up after he has fallen asleep, you do not risk - you secure him a bad night. Florence Nightingale asleepbadfall share on social
I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse. Florence Nightingale attributeexcusegive Change image and share on social
God spoke to me and called me to His Service. What form this service was to take the voice did not say. Florence Nightingale callformgod Change image and share on social
Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better. Florence Nightingale discontentedreachworld Change image and share on social
It may seem a strange principle to enunciate as the very first requirement in a hospital that it should do the sick no harm. Florence Nightingale enunciateharmhospital Change image and share on social
The greatest heroes are those who do their duty in the daily grind of domestic affairs whilst the world whirls as a maddening dreidel. Florence Nightingale affairdailydomestic Change image and share on social
