August 24, 2020 – Florence Nightingale inspires me. She is known as the “lady with the lamp” and contributed to the nursing profession through her science, commitment, and dedication to healing the whole person.
Some of my favorite Nightingale quotes are:
- “I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took an excuse.”
- “The very first requirement in a hospital is that it should do the sick no harm.”
- “To understand God’s thoughts, one must study statistics…the measure of his purpose.”
- “I do see a difference now between me and other men. When a disaster happens, I act, and they make excuses.”
— Janet Leatherwood, CNO
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