Florence Nightingale, often referred to as “The Lady with the Lamp,” revolutionized the field of nursing and left a profound impact on healthcare as we know it today. Born on May 12, 1820, in Florence ...

Florence Nightingale, born on May 12, 1820, became a nurse at a time when the profession was considered a degrading occupation and hospitals were cesspools of disease. Nightingale changed that. Her ...

WASHINGTON — It would be impossible to recognize “Nurses Appreciation Week” without remembering the woman who created the standard for modern nursing: Florence Nightingale. Nightingale was born on May ...

Florence Nightingale is rightly credited as the mother of modern nursing. Over the course of the Crimean War (1853-1856), she proved herself heroic, brilliant and inventive. Her campaign for better ...

Florence Nightingale experienced her personal call to nursing at age 16 and ultimately became known as the "Lady with the Lamp." Photos.com/Getty Images For nearly ...

Florence Nightingale is often described as the founder of modern nursing. She was immortalised in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1857 poem, Santa Filomena: “A noble type of good / Heroic Womanhood.” For ...