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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 Florence Nightingale, or "The Lady with the Lamp" is one of the most famous nurses of all time. She gathered 38 volunteer nurses who served in the Crimean War and improved healthcare for soldiers for years to come. While she was at war, the Florence Nightingale Fund for the Training of Nurses was established in her honor. After the war, Nightingale wrote Notes on Nursing and opened the Women’s Medical College with Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell. Her birthday marks the beginning of Nurses Week. Florence Nightingale, or "The Ladywith the Lamp," improved health care for soldiers in her career as wellas nursing education. She trained 38 volunteer nurses who served in the Crimean War in 1894. While she was at war, the Florence Nightingale Fund for the Training of Nurses was established in her honor. After the war, Nightingale wrote Notes on Nursing and opened the Women’s Medical College with Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell. Clara Barton provided medical attention and supplies to wounded soldiers during the Civil War and in 1864, became the "Lady in Charge" of Union Hospitals. She started the American branch of the Red Cross and served as the organization's first president in 1873. Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first African American woman to become a nurse in the United States. She became one of the first members of the American Nurses Association and also co-founded the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses, which eventually became part of the ANA. Famous author, Walt Whitmanwas also a nurse in the Civil War. In fact, some of his most famous works, including "Leaves of Grass," were written about his days in the field nursing wounded soldiers back to health. Role Models in Nursing: Part I *Info gathered from ScrubsMag.com. Images from WikiCommons.
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