Nurses play an essential role in society in improving healthcare facilities among the people. The history of professional nursing traditionally begins with Florence Nightingale in the mid-19th century. The nursing facilities all over the world are evolving day to day due to technological advancement all over the world. This study will focus on the history of nursing and how the nursing facilities evolve over the time. Additionally, the role of nursing in the modern healthcare system has also been evaluated throughout the study and how technology and other factors changed the nursing facilities in present time. The nurses all over the world play a significant role in care giving, managing patients and assisting doctors in order to give direct care to the patients. In this study, secondary quantitative data sets are collected from other research papers and journals for analysing the role of nursing in modern society. Results of the analysis have been discussed in the discussion and data analysis section. The discussion section of this study has emphasised on the role of nursing in the modern healthcare system. Consequently, this study includes providing recommendations to improve nursing systems all over the world and overcoming different healthcare issues in future.