Which of the following tool(s) were used by Florence Nightingale to create change? (Select all that apply.)
a. Her incredible beauty and personality
b. Influence of all the nurses Nightingale trained
c. Political advocacy
d. Publication of treated soldiers' death rate changed from 42% to 2%
e. Use of statistics to demonstrate the effectiveness of her interventions
f.
Wealth of her family and relatives
ANS: C, D, E
Nightingale focused on the aggregate of British soldiers and used graphically depicted statistics and other data to demonstrate effectiveness of her interventions, which allowed her to become a political advocate on behalf of the soldiers. Nightingales' beauty and personality, influence among nurses, and wealth were not tools used to create change.
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