deedeewisdom

Brave and Brilliant in Battle
Florence led the way
Latern in hand, in courage,
Florence made change in her day

“Bring the fresh linens
Care for those wounds
Open the windows –
We’ll make progress soon”

Her band of nurses
They travelled so far
To care for the soldiers
In that Russian war

The doctors of England
Were angry and shocked
No way would a woman
Take charge of their wards

So day in and day out
She struggled to build
The standards and programs
That now we fulfill

One woman of courage
That lantern in hand
She conquered diseases
And took a strong stand

Statistics, procedures
Best practice she knew
The basics of nurse
Today still stand true

Diane Findlen Garrow 1/22/11