Year of the Nurse: UT reflects on the role of nurses during the pandemic
2020 marks 200 years since the founder of the nursing profession was born. It also marks a year nurses have given their all to fight a deadly global pandemic.
Author: Gabrielle Hays
Updated: 11:32 PM EST December 14, 2020
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — 2020 has been a year full of a lot of firsts - and health care professionals know that story all too well.
"2020 was designated by the World Health Organization the year of the nurse and midwife," UT College of Nursing Dean Victoria Niederhauser said.
They did that because it marked 200 years since the founder of modern nursing Florence Nightingale was born.