History of the nurse. The courage to take care. Watson K.

Never still the role of nurses has been more obvious. We use their kindness in hospitals and beyond - in schools, in streets, in prisons, hospices and nursing homes. When we feel very lonely, the nurses remind us that we are not alone at all.

Christie Watson talks about the immense field of the nurse. The nurse of the psychiatric service helps a man suffering from severe depression. A teenager with stab wounds is saved by an intensive care team, a school nurse visits him, and he changes his behavior. The pregnant woman loses the frightening amount of blood after a car accident, and the military nurse synchronizes the work of the emergency assistance department with impeccable professionalism.

Christie Watson lifts another curtain - it is patients and their families that show exceptional power in the most difficult times. We all deserve compassion, and the author shows us how, sharing the suffering of each other, we can gain courage. The courage to take care.