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Show Nuraes Not Medical Men. "Nurwes are not medical men." On the contrary, the nurses are there, and solely there, to carry out the orders of the medical and surgical staff. In eluding, of course, the whole practise of cleanliness, fresh air, diet, etc. The whole organization of discipline to which the nurses must be subjected Is for th sole pursise of enabling the nurses to carry out. Intelligently and faithfully, such orders and such duties as constitute the whole practise of nursing. Tbey sre In no sense medl cal men. Their duties can never clah with the medical duties. Thetr whole training Is to enable them to under stand bow best to carry out medical and surgical orders. Including (as above the whole art of cleanliness, ventilation, food. -tc . and the reason why this Is to be dene this way and not that way. "A Forgotten Letter" of Florence Nlghtlnga'e's. In Century |