Florence Nightingale importance of her later work in professionalising nursing roles for women. In 1860, Nightingale laid the foundation of professional nursing with the establishment of her nursing school at St Thomas' Hospital in London. It was the first secular nursing school in the world, and is now part of King's College London. In recognition of her pioneering work in nursing, the Nightingale Pledge taken by new nurses, and the Florence Nightingale Medal, the highest international distinction a nurse can achieve, were named in her honour, and the annual International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world on her birthday. Her social
Nightingale College other more established nursing colleges in the region, Nightingale College is not regionally accredited. Nightingale College Nightingale College, located in Salt Lake City, Utah is a for-profit college which educates registered nurses. The College is a proprietary post-secondary institution and offers three education programs, the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Program, the Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BDN) Program and the RN-to-BSN Program. The college has satellite locations in three states. Although the official Nightingale website aggregates the NCLEX passrate, the NCLEX first time pass rate is well below national accreditation benchmark of 80% at 48.65% for the second quarter of 2017