International Nursing Review Celebrates Florence Nightingale

With the April 1954 edition, The International Nursing Bulletin1 assumed its former title – The International Nursing Review’ – by which it was known from 1929-1939. It was significant that this change coincided with the centenary celebrations being held in 1954 to honour Florence Nightingale and her work at the Barrack Hospital in Scutari. It was the impetus of war that gave her the opportunity to make far reaching nursing change in Crimea but her own inspiring, unwavering efforts made her remembered. This year marked 100 years since she went to Crimea and 44 years since her death. She had the vision to see the value of nurses and nursing into the future, and beyond the boundaries of her own country and why she is remembered as one of the greatest nurses of all time”.

ICN (1954) “New Name for Journal” International Nursing Review 1954 Vol 1(1) Editorial: 3.

1The International Nursing Bulletin first appeared following the ICN Quadrennial Congress in Atlantic City in 1947 and has been published quarterly each year since then. The Bulletin publication activities were temporarily suspended in 1939.