NurseDID YOU KNOW?
Along with tilling the soil, nursing ranks
among the first occupations known to mankind.
Nursing, as we know it today, originated with
a woman named Florence Nightengale (born in
1820 in England). She came to be known as "The
Lady With a Lamp." It is for this reason a
lamp or candle became a fitting symbol for
the nursing profession. Note the candle in
the hand of the nurse on the 4 cent postage
stamp. What's the story behind the lamp? Florence
visited hospitals to learn all she could
about the work of doctors and care given the
sick. She traveled to America where one doctor
allowed her to care for sick family members
he treated. It was during the Crimean War
(England, France, Turkey against Russia) that
officials in England asked Florence to go to
battle sites and use her knowledge to care
for the wounded. She took a group of nurses
with her she had trained. Arriving at the tents
of the wounded, she found the conditions
appalling. She asked the doctors if her group
could help. They refused. As the death rate
of the wounded climbed and the numbers of
casualities increased, they finally agreed to
let the nurses do what they could. Within 6
months from the time she started, the death rate among
the wounded went from 60% to 2%. Because she
made the rounds to visit the wounded soldiers
long after everyone else was asleep, she came to be known as
"The Lady With a Lamp." The lamp depicts the
dedication and sympathic care provided by
the nursing profession.
The art print inside the hardwood frame
depicts items nurses are accustomed to using.
Included in this picture is a nurse pin plus
an exclusive nursing profession patch, an
official 4 cent nursing stamp which was issued December 28, 1961 and a commemorative nursing cover. Three different colored
mats are used to prepare the 17 x 16 picture.
Our Price: $56.00
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