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The Lady with the Lamp
, a
c.
1880s
lithograph after
Henrietta Rae
depicting
Florence Nightingale
at a patient's bedside during the
Crimean War
. During the war, Nightingale (1820–1910) organised the tending to wounded soldiers, and became iconic in
Victorian culture
as "The Lady with the Lamp". In 1860, Nightingale laid the foundation of professional nursing with the establishment of
her nursing school
at
St Thomas' Hospital
in London. She has been recognised as the founder of modern
nursing
, and the
pledge taken by new nurses
and the
highest international distinction a nurse can achieve
were named in her honour.
Painting:
Henrietta Rae
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Template:POTD
Picture of the day archives
:
2018 May
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2018 May 11
2018 May 13
>
Picture of the day
The Lady with the Lamp
, a
c.
1880s
lithograph after
Henrietta Rae
depicting
Florence Nightingale
at a patient's bedside during the
Crimean War
. During the war, Nightingale (1820–1910) organised the tending to wounded soldiers, and became iconic in
Victorian culture
as "The Lady with the Lamp". In 1860, Nightingale laid the foundation of professional nursing with the establishment of
her nursing school
at
St Thomas' Hospital
in London. She has been recognised as the founder of modern
nursing
, and the
pledge taken by new nurses
and the
highest international distinction a nurse can achieve
were named in her honour.
Painting:
Henrietta Rae
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