Linda Richards

Widely recognized as America’s first professionally trained nurse, Linda Richards was born on July 27, 1841 in West Potsdam, New York.   Caring for her dying mother, and then her fiancé, who was gravely wounded during the Civil War, sparked an interest in nursing, even though she had studied teaching for a year. She first worked […]

Florence Nightingale

Widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of nursing and in adding much-needed respectability to the profession, Florence Nightingale was born on May 12, 1820 in Florence, which at the time was a part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. At a time in history when women of wealth were not expected to worry […]

Real Nurse Photos

Since we announced the Real Nurse Photo Contest last month, we’ve received some amazing photos we would like to share with you. You can find them all on display at Real Nurse Photos. We’ve got pictures of nurses on duty, and nurses doing the leisure activities they love – everything from running half-marathons to digging for gold! We’ve got some beautiful photographs from travel nursing jobs all over the world, too. Visit Real Nurse Photos to see all the photos… Continue reading