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Why do we feel compelled to work even when we’re ill?
Jane Bates Ophthalmic nurse, Hampshire
The pain was so bad I wanted to bang my head against a wall. I had a tooth abscess, and the only analgesics I could take were having little effect.
Nursing Standard. 32, 20, 33-33. doi: 10.7748/ns.32.20.33.s24
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