In celebration of Certified Nurses Day, here are 14 Black nurses who have made a lasting impact on the medical field.

During the Crimean war, Florence worked around the clock as head nurse in an overcrowded field hospital. But she also found time to create graphs to illustrate the terrible conditions of that ...

The Crimean War began in 1853 and ended in 1856 ... Mary wanted to join the team of nurses who went to support British soldiers, headed up by Florence Nightingale. Her request was rejected ...

Florence became very famous for her work during the Crimean War. Back home in Britain, a big sum of money was given so that more nurses could be trained. After Florence returned to England ...

Mary’s rival, Anne Hastings, is based on Anne Reading, an English nurse trained by Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War. Her memoir reveals an independent woman defined by her vocation.

was a British nurse put in charge of nursing British and Allied soldiers in Turkey during the Crimean War. She spent many hours in the wards, and her night rounds giving personal care to the ...

She started her career helping out in London hospitals and at the outbreak of the Crimean War in 1854 travelled with others to Scutari to nurse the wounded. Luckily she recovered from a bout of fever ...

Both tropical and military medicine, said Dr. Mackie, began with Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War. In 1854 that determined British spinster took a handful of nurses to Scutari ...