did florence nightingale make mistakes

[kblackman]

did florence nightingale make mistakes

[Romeo]

As far as I know, she always took precautions ;-)

[spiff]

during the cholera outbreaks of the mid nineteenth century, she supported the idea that "miasma" or "foul air" spread the disease,rather than it being spread by contaminated water.

[Octavius]

silly moo

[Markus s]

of course she made mistakes, isnt that how she became so famous? in that specific era she wouldnt have knows she made mistakes but modern science would more or less prove she did. Going back to spiff's point miasma and the spreading of harmful microbes in the air rather than in h20 proved she did