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What DOES it mean to be a nurse?

Dec. 30th, 2009 at 9:02 PM
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A senior colleague posed this question the other day...

I wonder...

This has been the subject of much discussion in several courses I've taken for my Master's degree in nursing. And in one of the classes, someone made this comment (don't recall who, which class, or the original source of the comment):

The public sees the nurse as one of the four:

1. The ministering angel (Lady with the lamp)
2. The doctor's handmaiden (Yes, Sir, let me fetch the chart and hold the towel for you)
3. A battleaxe (like Nurse Ratchett)
4. A sex symbol (No comment)

So! I'd love to hear others' opinions :)
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[identity profile] wirral-bagpuss.livejournal.com
Dec. 31st, 2009 02:10 am (UTC)
Hmm to me a nurse is a human being who is with you when you are at your most vunerable. Their job is a selfless one, but without them, you would be lost and alone. They are the jewels in the hospital crown ! :)
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