Atlantic Monthly Article on Nursing from '97

[Street Philosopher]

What Nurses Stand For

I caught this interesting article about the roles of nurses and the changing dynamic with the profit conscious focus in recent times. Enjoy!

This hands-on care allows nurses to explore patients' physical condition and to register their anxiety and fear. It allows them to save lives and to ascertain when it's appropriate to help patients die. It is only in watching nurses weave the tapestry of care that we grasp its integrity and its meaning for a society that too easily forgets the value of things that are beyond price.

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