According to the book A History of Nursing, some claim that she was temperamental, highhanded, opinionated, quick  tempered, and domineering, while others were fascinated by her brilliance and charm, her astonishing vitality, and the very contradictions in her personality
त्यांचे असे म्हणणे आहे, की नर्सिंगच्या क्षेत्रात मोलाचा वाटा उचलणारे फ्लॉरेंस नाईटिंगेलशिवाय आणखीन बरेच जण होते.