After she graduated from St. Catherine's Hospital School of Nursing in 1948, Driscoll earned a Bachelor of Science degree from St John's University five years later.

[1][2] Driscoll accepted a job as a general duty staff nurse at St Catharine's Hospital in 1948.

However, Driscoll was offered the position of assistant director in the organization's economic security program, which she accepted.

[3] A precedent contract was signed after eight months of negotiation which increased nurses' salaries by 20%, and improved working conditions and gave them more benefits.

While in the position, the organization's membership doubled which meant it became the largest registered nurses' bargaining agent in the United States.

Driscoll served as chair on the American Nurses Association (ANA) Commission on Economics and General Welfare, due to her being a member of the ANA's board of directors, and served as secretary of the board of directors of the American Journal of Nursing company, and was a member of the New York State Hospital Review and Planning Council.

[1] Driscoll retired in 1979 but remained active as a secretary of the foundation of the organization, and was given a large amount of invitations to present papers and workshops on a wide variety of topics.