The Loss of Bedside Nurses

Jessica Blake
Sep 3, 2018 · 4 min read

Sometimes nurses feel they are not enough.

I love being a nurse and what I do now in home care is very rewarding. With that being said, I’ve spent many a day, especially when I worked in the hospital, feeling as though what I did didn’t measure up. Nursing is markedly ranked the most trusted profession in the US and despite that, nurses sometimes feel like they have let their patient’s or patient’s families down. I…

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Jessica Blake

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Writer/ Registered Nurse/ Wife/ Mother/ Lover of True Crime/ Healthcare Junkie/ Consummate "Good Girl"

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