Florence Nightingale in bed at South Street in 1906, aged 86 Photographed by Elizabeth Bosanquet / Florence Nightingale Museum In 1854, Florence Nightingale arrived at a military hospital in Scutari, ...

Earlier this month, on May 12, was the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. History has noted her great contribution as a nurse, and her birthday is commemorated as International Nursing Day.

Florence Nightingale’s birth on May 12, 1820, is commemorated as International Nurses Day, honouring her founding role in modern nursing. Today would be her 200th birthday, so expect to hear even more ...

Florence Nightingale’s poetic moniker, “Lady of the Lamp,” was the result of her late evening rounds visiting the wounded soldiers. Photo by Illustrated London News/Hulton Archive/Getty Images In all ...

For nearly 200 years, Florence Nightingale’s name has been synonymous with gentle compassion and mercy. In the mid-19th century, Nightingale became perhaps the most celebrated woman of her era – ...

When you think of Florence Nightingale, you probably imagine a nurse with a lamp, comforting soldiers. Indeed, Florence is considered the mother of modern nursing. But she also made serious ...

Although best known to schoolchildren as the saintly "Lady With the Lamp, " a quick review of the titles of previous biographies of Florence Nightingale reveals that she has been many things to many ...

May 12 marks the 199th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, an English social reformer and statistician, who is considered the founder of modern nursing. To honor her contribution to the society ...

What would Florence Nightingale make of present-day healthcare? Like anyone else, she would probably find much to admire – even much to be in awe of – but just as much of which to disapprove and ...