‘Conceit and Nursing cannot exist in the same person, any more than new patches on an old garment.’
This book is a collection of letters Florence Nightingale sent to nurses at the Nightingale School at St. Thomas’ Hospital. These letters are a great expression of Nightingale’s earnest care of nurses and her desire for nursing to be “perfect”. The passion evoked in these letters is the passion that drove Florence Nightingale to contribute to the improvement of nursing.
Florence Nightingale was an English social reformer and manager of nurses. She made numerous contributions to modern nursing by significantly improving hygiene and living standards.