5月12日，是全世界护士的共同节日。这个光荣的节日是跟一个伟大的名字联系在一起 的，她就是弗罗伦斯·南丁格尔（Florence Nightingale）。1820年5月12日，在意大利的弗罗伦萨城，南丁格尔诞生在一个富有的英国名门之家。良好的家庭教育和影响，培养了南丁格尔优秀的品质。她从小就经常照看附近村庄的病残人，以解除他们的痛苦，立志将来成为一个为病人带来幸福的人。1851年，她开始投身于护理工作。在1852年到1856年间，沙皇俄国与土耳其之间发生在克里米亚的战争十分残酷，双方伤亡惨重，大量的伤病员无人照顾。当时·南丁格尔，她自愿组织战地救护队，率领38名女救护队员负责伤病员的护理，在她的领导下，建立了医院管理制度，提高了护理质量，使伤病员死亡率迅速下降。1860年，她又在英国的圣多马医院办起世界上第一所护士学校，为推动世界各国护理工作和发展护士教育，作出了巨大的贡献。南丁格尔以最高贵的奉献精神把一生献给了护理事业。英国人把她看作是英国的骄傲，为她在伦敦街头树立了铜象
May 12th is a common holiday for nurses around the world. This glorious holiday is associated with a great name, Florence Nightingale. On May 12, 1820, in the city of Florence, Italy, Nightingale was born into a wealthy British family. Good family education and influence have cultivated Nightingale's excellent qualities. She has often taken care of the sick and disabled people in nearby villages since childhood, in order to relieve their pain and aspire to become a person who brings happiness to patients in the future. In 1851, she began to devote herself to nursing work. From 1852 to 1856, the war between the Tsar Russia and Türkiye in Crimea was very cruel. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, and a large number of patients were left unattended. At that time, Nightingale voluntarily organized a field rescue team and led 38 female rescue team members to be responsible for the care of the wounded and sick. Under her leadership, she established a hospital management system, improved the quality of care, and rapidly reduced the mortality rate of the wounded and sick. In 1860, she established the world's first nursing school at St. Thomas Hospital in England, making significant contributions to promoting nursing work and developing nursing education in various countries around the world. Nightingale devoted his life to the nursing profession with the highest spirit of dedication. The British consider her a source of pride and have erected a bronze statue for her on the streets of London
