There is nothing privileged or sacred about nursing
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There is nothing privileged or sacred about nursing

Thank you, Lisa Brackenridge, for voicing what so many nurses are thinking but are scared to admit (letters June 18) – that it is insulting to talk about caring for patients as if it is a sacred privilege that does not need to be rewarded with hard cash.

Nursing Standard. 22, 44, 32-32. doi: 10.7748/ns.22.44.32.s37

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