Florence Nightingale: The Mother of Modern Nursing

Florence Nightingale

In 1853, accepted the position of superintendent at the institute for the care of sick gentlewomen (invalid women) in Upper Harley Street, London.

Italy

Born in Florence, on the 12th day of May 1820 and was named after the city of her birth.

Russia

In March 1853, the Crimean War broke out between and Turkey, with British and French forces aiding Turkish armies in repelling the advance of Russians.

Nightingale

During the war, gained the nickname "The Lady with the Lamp "deriving from a phrase in a report in The Times: by William Howard Russell.

May 12, 1820 "International Nurses Month"

Aug 13, 1910

She regarded the experience in the Lutheran Hospital in Germany as a TURNING POING IN LIFE, and issued her findings anonymously in 1851

The Institution of Kaisenswerth on the Rhine, for the Practical Training of Deaconesses, etc

During the war, Nightingale gained the nickname "The Lady with the Lamp" deriving from a phrase in a report in The Times

by William Howard Russell

Florence Nightingale

She is known for being “The Lady with The Lamp”

Crimean War

In what war did Florence Nightingale started volunteering as a nurse in the battlefield

Nursing notes: What it is, What it is not

What is the most famous work of Florence Nightingale?