Florence Nightingale was a pioneering nurse from the United Kingdom who is widely credited with revolutionizing nursing and healthcare practices in the 19th century. She is remembered for her tireless work in the Crimean War, where she and her team of nurses provided medical care
Florence Nightingale was an English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses during the Crimean War, in which she organised care for wounded soldiers at Constantinople. She significantly reduced death rates by improving hygiene and living standards. Nightingale gave nursing a favourable reputation and became an icon of Victorian culture, especially in the persona of "The Lady with the Lamp" making ward rounds for wounded soldiers at night.