Nurses are the often un-sung heroes of the medical field, and it's sad why this has come to be. We hold doctors in such inflated reverence, that we treat nurses simply as their assistants. In fact, nurses provide much more than mere assistance. Nurses are part of a doctor's support staff and without them, many integral tasks to help people get better and survive, would go undone.
Nurses aren't doctors who didn't make it, as many would have you believe. They are a part of the pre, during and after care systems, that are of paramount importance in keeping our population healthy and alive. From administrative tasks to the most technical operating support tasks, without nurses, you would be very uncomfortable in the hospital, or anywhere medical treatment is administered. Here are a few things that nurses do to help us all enjoy the best health care possible.
