Thank you for this conversation. It makes one wonder why medicine is OK with it seeming like nursing comes from medicine when we remain in the roles they think we should hold. But when nurses extend beyond the roles we’ve traditionally been allowed to fill, then we are suddenly different. Nursing has always had a distinct role, thanks for emphasizing this!

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Patrick McMurray, RN
Patrick McMurray, RN

Written by Patrick McMurray, RN

Nurse /Infirmier/Enfermero | ADN + MSN-Ed | NC | Nurse Educator | Nurse Scientist-in-the-works | Member of #SpaceNurseTwitter | Citizen Science Supporter

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