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How did Florence Nightingale’s nighttime rounds affect her reputation among soldiers?
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Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale at the Barrack Hospital in Scutari (Üsküdar), writing letters for wounded soldiers of the Crimean War, 1855.
During the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale regularly walked through the hospital wards at night to provide support for the physical and psychological needs of the patients. By attending to the soldiers in this manner, she earned the nickname the "Lady with the Lamp" and gained the respect of the soldiers.12