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The idea that nursing staff shouldn’t take a break if a patient needs their attention is a perception that won’t go away. It implies that a nurse has a superhuman bladder and won’t need the toilet during a 12-hour shift. That nursing staff are more camel than human and won’t need a drink of water even when caring for patients on the warmest day of the year.
Nursing Standard. 35, 5, 28-28. doi: 10.7748/ns.35.5.28.s14
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