The goal of this program is to connect Florence Nightingale’s legacy with nurses’ abilities to influence local-to-global health, including the eight U.N. Millennium Development Goals. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to:
- Link Florence Nightingale’s life, work and insights with her legacy for 21st century nursing and healthcare
- Describe the connections between key global health challenges — including the U.N. Millennium Development Goals — and the problems nurses face today
- Provide examples of nurses working to achieve the U.N. MDGs