Florence Nightingale was so much more than a lady with a lamp. The legend of the saintly nurse has long obscured the truth – that her mathematical genius was what really saved so many lives.
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.
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 burial in Westminster Abbey was offered to the family of Florence Nightingale, famous nurse and reformer, it was declined ... The Times newspaper called her "The Lady of the Lamp" referring ...
said the exhibition will consider how the nurse is perceived in 2024, looking beyond the familiar "Lady with the Lamp" image. “While Florence Nightingale is justly celebrated, she is also ...
“There is a nursing prayer, and a nursing lamp that was carried by Florence Nightingale. We all come in traditional white uniforms,” Nancy said. “A bell is rung. The lamp is extinguished at ...