And that's why she's the founder of modern nursing. The lady with the lamp, or the angel of the Crimea if you prefer, either way Florence Nightingale is one of the biggest names in modern nursing.

It killed 900,000 combatants; introduced artillery and modern war correspondents ... Illustrated London News showing Nightingale making her rounds with her lamp, had established her in the public ...

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 ...

a British nurse who was considered the founder of modern nursing. “We do a Nightingale tribute where we read the poems as ...

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Apart from being known as the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale was an English ... She is often referred to as the 'Lady with the lamp' and is remembered for taking care of wounded ...

Florence Nightingale was so much more than a lady with a lamp. The legend of the saintly ... philosophy and modern languages. Florence excelled in mathematics and science. Her love of recording ...

A roll of honour illuminated by Constance Free and bound in leather by Elizabeth Greenhill, is kept in the chapel together with a lamp used in the annual Florence Nightingale service for nurses held ...