Florence Nightingale, born on 12 May 1820 in Florence, Italy, introduced the first formal education for nurses, laying the groundwork for the development of nursing as a profession and an important milestone in the occupation of nurses and midwives.
Florence Nightingale, rojena 12. maja 1820 v Firencah, je vpeljala prvo formalno izobraževanje za medicinske sestre ter s tem postavila podlago za razvoj zdravstvene nege kot stroke in mejnik v poklicu medicinskih sester, zdravstvenih tehnikov in babic.