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An introduction to the life of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.

"Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a nurse. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, potential hazards, and daily job tasks related to this career.

Pictures and simple text show what the school nurse does, from testing vision and hearing to caring for sick students.

Provides a brief introduction to Florence Nightingale, her accomplishments, and her impact on history.

Presents an introduction to the life of Florence Nightingale, the woman credited with revolutionizing hospital care and nursing in the nineteenth century.

Hospital patient Filbert MacFee transforms himself into a series of animals to avoid some unpleasant medical procedures, making the nurses so frustrated that he is finally allowed to go home.

An introduction to the life of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.

Briefly introduces the life of American Red Cross founder Clara Barton, including her accomplishments and her impact on history.

Simple text and photographs introduce what nurses do and the instruments they use.

Presents an account of ninteenth-century nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale's life and accomlishments, and examines their impact on history and the world.

Discusses the life and work of Clara Barton, a nurse during the Civil War and founder of the American Red Cross.

Looks at the life of Clara Barton, the founder and first president of the American Red Cross, discussing her childhood, teaching career, and work as a humanitarian, suffragette, and civil rights activist.

Having always been able to know when someone is going to die, Alexandra poses as a nurse to go to France during World War I to locate her brother and to try to save him from the fate she has foreseen for him.

Recounts British citizen Edith Cavell's efforts to save one thousand soldiers during World War I as part of an underground organization that helped soldiers trapped behind German lines find freedom.

Describes the life and achievements of the woman who worked to improve hospital conditions and make nursing an honorable profession.