Student nurse pictured in 1943 #histmed #histnurse #historyofmedicine #historyofnursing #pastmedicalhistory

Photograph of Florence Nightingale c. 1860 #histmed #histnurse #historyofmedicine #historyofnursing #pastmedicalhistory

Nurse wearing uniform from Germany circa. 1950s #histmed #histnurse #historyofmedicine #historyofnursing #Germany #pastmedicalhistory

Group photo of the first 20 US Navy nurses in 1908 #histmed #histnurse #historyofmedicine #historyofnursing #pastmedicalhistory

Japanese nurse pictured in 1905 #histmed #historyofmedicine #histnurse #historyofnursing #japan #historyofjapan #pastmedicalhistory

Portrait of Lillian Wald (1867-1940), humanitarian and pioneer of public health nursing #histmed #histnurse #historyofmedicine #historyofnursing #pastmedicalhistory

Nurses wearing gas masks in German trenches during #WWI #histmed #histnurse #militarymedicine #historyofmedicine #pastmedicalhistory

US Army nurse Lt. Florie E. Gant tending a prisoner-of-war patient, England, 7 Oct 1944 (US National Archives) #histmed #histnurse #historyofmedicine #historyofnursing #militarymedicine #pastmedicalhistory

An aneroid thermometer used to take atmospheric readings and most probably used in one of the ward rooms of the former Worcester Infirmary to ensure patients were looked after in a room with the most beneficial temperature. #histmed #histnurse

For International Nurses Day we share some photographs of those who nursed patients in Worcestershire over the last 100+ years. #IND2024 #HistNurse #InternationalNursesDay

Nurse wearing uniform from Columbia circa. 1950s #histmed #histnurse #elegance #historyofmedicine #historyofnursing #pastmedicalhistory

Clara Barton, the pioneering nurse who founded the American Red Cross, was honoured with a U.S. commemorative stamp, issued in 1948.
Image credit: Smithsonian National Postal Museum
#histmed #histnurse #historyofmedicine #historyofnursing #pastmedicalhistory

The nursing team at a US Army Camp Red Cross during #WWI #histnurse #histmed #historyofmedicine #historyofnursing #pastmedicalhistory

Nurse wearing uniform from Kenya circa. 1950s #histmed #histnurse #historyofmedicine #historyofnursing #pastmedicalhistory

Nurse wearing uniform from the Dominican Republic circa. 1950s #histmed #histnurse #historyofmedicine #historyofnursing #pastmedicalhistory

Matrons and sisters on the rooftop of King George Military Hospital, London,1915 #histmed #histnurse #historyofmedicine #historyofnursing #pastmedicalhistory

Mary Eliza Mahoney (1845-1926) was the first African-American to study and work as a professionally trained nurse in the United States. She was inducted into the American Nurses Association Hall of Fame in 1976 and the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1993. #histmed #histnurse

Clara Barton photographed by James E. Purdy in 1904. Clara was a pioneering nurse who founded the American Red Cross and was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War. #histmed #histnurse #historyofmedicine #historyofnursing #americancivilwar #pastmedicalhistory

'Nurses of a field hospital who arrived in France via England and Egypt after three years service.' Photo from the National Archives #histmed #historyofmedicine #histnurse #historyofnursing #WW2 #militarymedicine #pastmedicalhistory

A young Lillian Wald in nurse uniform. Wald became known for contributions to human rights and was the founder of American community nursing. #histmed #histnurse #historyofmedicine #historyofnursing #pastmedicalhistory