Florence Nightingale, an English woman, was born in 1820 and died in 19 10. She is the founder of modern nursing science and modern nursing education. During the war, nightingale risked her life and saved countless wounded people under bad conditions. In order to alleviate the pain of the wounded, she tried her best to improve their living environment and nutritional conditions, and she also took out 30 thousand pounds to buy medicines and medical equipment for the hospital. Thanks to her efforts, great changes have taken place in the field hospital, and the death rate of the wounded has dropped from 40% to 2%. After the war, nightingale worked in the slums of India and Britain for a long time in health and prevention. He was awarded the Medal of Honor and the German Cross by Edward VIII of England. Nightingale's noble character and brilliant sense of accomplishment moved people from all walks of life in Britain. The Nightingale Fund was established with donations from the government and individuals. Nightingale founded the first nursing school in the world on 1860. She has written books such as Hospital Records, Nurses' Notes, How to Reform Military Camp Hygiene, and has written many teaching materials on nursing, health care and hospital management, making nursing a medical subject.
The nightingale medal is named after nightingale, on the one hand, to commemorate her outstanding contribution to nursing and express her reverence; On the one hand, it also encourages nurses all over the world to establish outstanding achievements in this lofty humanitarian cause.
The funds for the Nightingale Medal are donated by national Red Cross Societies, and the International Committee of the Red Cross is responsible for the selection. The deadline for applying for this award is March 1. Generally, on May 12, the International Nurses' Day, that is, Nightingale's birthday, the International Committee of the Red Cross will officially inform the Red Cross Societies of various countries of the list of winners, and various countries will hold a grand award ceremony. The nightingale medal includes a silver medal and a certificate. On the obverse of the medal, the image of florence nightingale is engraved with the words "in memory of florence nightingale 1820- 19 10". The reverse side is engraved with a famous saying by Nightingale. The winner's name and date are engraved in the center of the medal.