Today marks the 189th year since Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy. Her life and professional endeavors serve as guidance and inspiration to nurses even today. Her writings are still relevant. She was a mathematician, an architectural planner, an expert on health care and hospital planning, and a compassionate human.She devoted her life to a calling from God to improve the care and outcomes of the sick and injured patients that died in the thousands daily in England. She put her own life on the line to care for wounded and ill soldiers in the appalling conditions of the Crimean War. She advocated for good, clean, evidence-base health care for everyone, not just the wealthy. She opened the first nursing school in London in 1860. (see Google Images)
Florence Nighingale was the consummate professional nurse, one I am inspired by and aspire to emulate. She is a rare female hero in a well-populated boys club. I raise my lamp to you, Flo.
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