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Nurse Symbols: The Origin and the History

Nurse Symbols: The Origin and the History

We see nurse symbols around us all of the time, and we likely don’t think twice about them. The symbols are on nursing pins, medical jewelry, scrub tops, pens, and badge holders. Some of us may have even used them at our pinning ceremony without comprehending the reason behind them. We know that they indicate a nurse, but do we know where they come from? Do we know what they mean?

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The History of the Nursing Profession Goes Beyond Florence Nightingale: A Look at Suzanne Aubert

We all know at least one famous nurses. But there are other nurses who’ve made an impact on the history of the nursing profession that deserves their story to be told. Suzanne Aubert (1835-1926) is one of those nurses. The History of the Nursing Profession Born to French bourgeois parents who considered a good marriage should be the pinnacle of their daughter’s achievements, Suzanne Aubert was a rebel. To her family’s horror, she wished to be both a nun and a nurse. In 1854, working alongside Florence Nightingale, she tended Crimea War veterans, gaining a reputation for bone-setting and pharmacology.

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