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Life in the UK Test Practice Question · Ho & Duck: Key Facts — History II

For what achievement is Florence Nightingale principally remembered?

A) As the first woman elected to Parliament
B) As Britain's first female doctor
C) As the founder of modern nursing
D) As a pioneering female mathematician

Correct answer: As the founder of modern nursing

Through her pioneering improvements in hospital sanitation and administration, Florence Nightingale became celebrated as the pioneer of the modern nursing profession.

Related handbook facts

Florence Nightingale travelled to Turkey in 1854 to care for wounded soldiers during the Crimean War. Her reforms of hospital practice earned her recognition as the founder of modern nursing.

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