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When did the Nightingale School of Nursing open at St. Thomasâ Hospital?
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Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale at the Barrack Hospital in Scutari (ĂskĂŒdar), writing letters for wounded soldiers of the Crimean War, 1855.
The Nightingale School of Nursing at St. Thomasâ Hospital in London opened in 1860.12
Established using funds from the Nightingale Fund, the school was a pioneering institution that formalized secular nursing education, helping to transform nursing into a respected profession for women.2