Read Florence Nightingale’s book entitled “Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not” and find out what she has to say about:

Ventilation and Warming
Health of Houses
Petty Management
Noise
Variety
Taking Food
What Food
Bed and Bedding
Light
Cleanliness of Rooms and Walls
Personal Cleanliness
Chattering Hopes and Advices
Observation of the Sick

This book was published on 1850 and contains 140 pages.

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