Florence Nightingale

[sweetbabe1]

Why was Florence Nightingale important to medicine?

[Lil O'lady]

I assume that as your location has some access t the internet it also has a public or college library. Go to the library for the answers to your homework.

[vehelpfulguy]

She was the first person to do a successful heart transplant.

The patient lived for another 10 years.

[stewey]

You ask 'why'. 'Why' is usually a sort of philisophical question. I think you mean '"How was Florence Nightingale important to medicine?"

[JockSporran]

She pioneered modern nursing, caring for unprecedented large numbers of patients during the Crimean War and supervising a large staff. Try Wikipedia for more information.

[Whickerman]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nighting ale

Have a look here