Nightingale sought to ensure that the medical crisis she witnessed in the Crimean War would never again occur. Now, as we celebrate National Nurses Week, nursing is again in crisis amid the covid ...

Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy, on May 12, 1820, to William and Frances Nightingale, a wealthy British couple. The Nightingales raised their two daughters, Florence and her ...

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 ...

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 contrib… ...

Photos thought to be among the last taken of Florence Nightingale are among a number of items related to the famed English nurse going up for auction in London. The small, sepia images were taken ...

How Florence Nightingale Paved the Way for the Heroic Work of Nurses Today 8 minute read English nursing pioneer, healthcare reformer and Crimean War heroine Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910).

Florence Nightingale, who was born 200 years ago, is rightly famed for revolutionising nursing. Her approach to caring for wounded soldiers and training nurses in the 19th century saved and ...

A trove of photos, letters and gifts associated with Florence Nightingale just sold for £25,584 (more than $32,000) at a Roseberys auction in London.

BALTIMORE -- Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing who said God called her to her work, "heard voices" and suffered from a bipolar disorder, a mental health expert said yesterday.