The events of the First World War were pivotal in the development of modern nursing.
Over the course of several decades, Russia was involved in several wars with various countries, including the Ottoman Empire, Sardinia, France, and the United Kingdom. The majority of the more than 500,000 people who lost their lives did not perish on the battlefield; rather, they succumbed to diseases that could have been avoided. There was a bright spot in the middle of the darkness that was the war. Florence Nightingale laid the foundation for contemporary nursing practises with the work she did as a nurse on the battlefield.
The “Lady with the Lamp” stayed up through the night to care for those who had been injured. Nightingale, considered the most famous nurse in history, was appalled by the conditions she observed in British military hospitals. Roaches, rodents, and various other vermin inhabited a terrible British medical centre that was located in Turkey. Nightingale was going to have to take action in order to save the soldiers.