If we can set off copious amounts of fireworks our country’s declaration of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, give thanks for the harvest by slaughtering a turkey, and celebrate the day when a nation adopts their own colors (yeah, I’m looking at you Flag Day), then why shouldn’t we commemorate some of the most important women in our culture by recognizing International Nurses Day? In the interest of full disclosure, I should admit that the most special lady in my life – my own mother – is a nurse, so I am partial to her kind. For those of you actually interested in the historical relevance of the day, May 12, 1820 is the birthday of Florence Nightingale aka “The Lady with the Lamp” – she invented the nursing game as she tended to British soldiers wounded in the Crimean War. In honor of Flo and all of the compassionate, benevolent nurses out there, please enjoy a look at The Campus Socialite’s most beautiful nurses from the entertainment world.
Judy Reyes as Carla Espinosa on Scrubs
Julianna Margulies as Carol Hathaway on ER
Kate Beckinsale as Nurse Lt. Evelyn Johnson in Pearl Harbor
Sally Kellerman as Major Margaret J. “Hot Lips” Houlihan on M*A*S*H
Daryl Hannah as Elle Driver, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (not a certified nurse but she looked great in the outfit)
Salma Hayek as “Singing Nurse” in Across the Universe
Marla Sucharetza as “Sperm Bank Nurse” in Road Trip
Keira Knightly as Cecilia Tallis in Atonement
Kate Hudson as Caroline Ellis in The Skeleton Key
* Honorable Mention *
Ben Stiller as Gaylord “Greg” Focker, Meet the Parents
Happy International Nurses Day!
