National Florence Nightingale Nurses Award

The National Florence Nightingale Nurses Award is a prestigious award in India, named after Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. It is given annually to recognize the outstanding contributions of nurses in the field of healthcare and their commitment to patient care and service.

National Florence Nightingale Nurses Award, 2013

The nurse who has a regular job but in times of emergency of crisis such as accident, fire, flood or famine, which may occur at any time, performs in a heroic manner without regard to her/his own time, safety and/or possessions.