“Nightingale believed in the ability to effect change; she displayed determination and great vision. She is an enduring symbol for nursing and so it is appropriate that UCF nursing is linked to her name with a “K,” said Jean Leuner, dean of the College of Nursing. “Proudly, UCF nursing reaches beyond classroom walls in order to provide access to education at all levels. Every patient deserves a UCF nurse. We are committed to educating the finest nurses who will change lives.”<\/p>\n
Florence Nightingale is revered as the mother of modern nursing (1820-1910). A woman of great intellect and determination, she nursed the sick and wounded and was a pioneer in the use of statistical data to demonstrate the relationship between environmental and health outcomes.<\/p>\n