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Support for nursing is a fundamental part of the history of Johnson & Johnson.  Its roots go back to the founding of the company, and to the beginnings of modern nursing itself. Nurses are featured in the first paragraph of Our Credo, second only to doctors: “We believe our first responsibility is to the doctors, nurses and patients, to mothers and fathers…” Employees at Johnson & Johnson have understood nurses' vital importance to patients, to health care, and to our company for more than a century.   Brochure showing a painting of Florence Nightingale, commissioned by Johnson &

Nurses have been critically important to Johnson & Johnson for more than a century, both as partners in improving health care and as employees.  Due to this close relationship, the company has both helped and honored nurses for generations, a tradition that continues today with the Campaign for Nursing’s Future.    Johnson & Johnson ad in support of nursing, early 20th century.  Image courtesy: Johnson & Johnson Archives.   In recognition of this special relationship, during the 1940s, the company decided to honor nurses by commissioning a portrait of the founder of modern nursing: