Oddly enough, every profession has heroes - and nursing is no different. There was of course Florence Nightengale - but before her, there were centuries of wholistic healers in every culture - who looked at the body, mind and spirit to heal.
About 7 years ago, I was lucky enough to meet one of my heroes - and a comment from her son reveals that she is retiring this fall. I can hardly believe it. Shirley was a field nurse back in the itme where there wer few nurses and a lot of sick people who couldn't get into the clinics on the reservation. She did all kinds of medicine in the field - antibiotics, dressings, assessments - you name it.
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