Her determination to educate nurses helps save so many lives. Education brings intelligence and order to nurses and better care for patients. Nurse training has made it easier for hospitals to hire nurses with higher skills. These trained nurses were in turn able to start their own schools. Nightingale's commitment to education had a ripple effect on nursing culture. Slowly more and more nurses were trained. Nurses in today's society are highly educated and intelligent individuals. Even though there has been an incredible increase in respect from society after Nightingale, there are still sometimes negative connotations from the media