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Where in the world is Florence Nightingale’s medicine chest?
Author(s) -
KentWilkinson A.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international nursing review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1466-7657
pISSN - 0020-8132
DOI - 10.1111/inr.12678
Subject(s) - history of nursing , pandemic , work (physics) , nursing , medicine , history , covid-19 , sociology , nurse education , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , mechanical engineering , engineering
Background In the 121 st anniversary year of the birth of Florence Nightingale, and during the COVID‐19 pandemic, it is both interesting and salient to be reminded of the foundational work of this famous woman who began modern nursing. Her work in nursing care and nursing, health and public policy has been a continuing strong foundation to practices in societies around the world. Methods In this short communication about historical research, various aspects of Florence’s life and work are described, as well as the locations, memorials and museum significant to our remembrance of her. Results A particular focus of this paper is the description of a larger but little‐known medicine chest located at the College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, in Saskatoon, SK, Canada, and attributed as belonging to Florence. Conclusion Best known to this point in time is a smaller medicine chest at the Florence Nightingale Museum in London.