Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)
~ The first thought that I can remember and the last, was nursing work ~
Florence Nightingale
(May 12, 1820 to August 13, 1910)
The Lady of the Lamp
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l-r: Collette Laws-Chapman, Director, BACCN, Ruth Trinier, Director, CACCN and David Waters, Director, British Association of Critical Care Nurses in front of the Florence Nightingale monument at
St. Thomas' Hospital, London, England - July 29, 2011
In July 2011, Ruth Trinier, Director, CACCN National Board took time from her personal travel itinerary to meet with David Waters and Colette Laws-Chapman, Directors of the National Board for the British Association of Critical Care Nurses in London, England. David and Colette were delighted with the contact with a similar association and graciously provided Ruth with a tour of St. Thomas’ Hospital, the setting for Florence Nightingale’s original nursing school and also her museum.
Kate Mahon, CACCN President (r) and Teddie Tanguay, CACCN Vice-President (l) had the opportunity to view the Florence Nightingale Exhibit while at the NTI Conference in Chicago in May 2011.
They had their photo taken in front of an exhibit of Florence's original letters.
The exhibit was sponsored by the University of Phoenix, College of Nursing.
Florence Nightingale Museum