By Sue Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN (6th in a series of posts by Hassmiller, who’s spending her summer vacation retracing crucial steps in Florence Nightingale’s innovative career)
Sue Hassmiller
Florence Nightingale said, “we don’t as much need to know, but need to do.” She felt that Embley Park was isolating, and her wealth often a distraction, but she also managed to use her privileged position to her advantage. She couldn’t wait for the clock to strike 10 every night so she could privately and without interruption get to her studies—so that, later, she’d be ready “to do.” And her wealth opened up connections that would serve as a worthy network for her entire life. Read the rest of this entry ?
