Florence Nightingale, a British nurse and social reformer, is regarded as the founder of modern nursing. Revered as “The Lady with the Lamp”, she is credited with giving nursing a favourable reputation for tending to wounded soldiers at night.

International Nurses Day: 5 reasons why the world still remembers Florence Nightingale

The show at the Florence Nightingale Museum within London's St Thomas' Hospital marks the bicentenary of Nightingale's birth into a wealthy family, and tells the story of how she fought her family's opposition and social constraints to become the world's most famous nurse.

Florence Nightingale show presents nursing pioneer who taught us to "wash hands"

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International Nurses Day: 5 reasons why the world still remembers Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale show presents nursing pioneer who taught us to "wash hands"