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Armed with a general nurse registration and a specialist theatre training in London, the author embarked into a career covering several years of practical experience, before moving into education and eventually senior management. Frequent challenges to her ideas and techniques meant pushing boundaries under restrictive managers, but her persistence paid off.
Having agreed to voluntarily teach home nursing and first aid to children in the global south, she found herself being thanked by the Dalai Lama in person for her work. Frequently she challenged authority where she felt it was necessary, and when she was confronted with mafia principles of priority it did not deter her from standing her ground as she fought for the rights of colleagues. Her students repeatedly claimed that her unique teaching methods should be adopted across the country.
The lack of finances in early development of the European Organisation found her using cheap travel with own snacks and drinks as she journeyed to meet Government Health representatives or European Union groups in her determination to seek recognition for OR Nursing. The book also covers some of the historical developments both in nursing and general life, in which her experience was based. She received many accolades, and valued awards from organisations and individuals throughout her life.
About the author
Following a general nurse qualification in 1964 at St George s Hospital in London, Margaret Sheila Brett achieved a specialisation in Operating Department Nursing (OR). Her enthusiasm for teaching others led her into clinical and university education. Representing the UK on an informal group of European OR Nurses, she led them to European recognition. As their president, she fought for the voice of nursing within the European Union and spearheaded the development of the European Core Curriculum for OR Nursing. Her multiple presentations of papers and leading of international educational activities, plus her contributions to journals and books, produced many accolades for her professional achievements and testify to her international reputation of excellence in the field.
