The Purpose

We believe that by maintaining a higher nursing image standard, we will encourage new candidates to participate in our chosen profession. We have placed Florence Nightingale's mantle over our shoulders; we bear the burden for the future of the nursing profession; and, with our footsteps, we set the path for those who wish to follow. If we do not take action now to improve the nursing image, we could sound the death knoll for patients figuratively and literally. Those who would enter this profession will only do so if they can be treated with respect, honor, and dignity. We must hold our heads high, smile, and have a look of satisfaction on our faces.

Videos:
The Army Nurse (1945)
MultiCare Nurse Camp: A Journey Into Nursing
Nursing: It's more than a job

Extreme Tattoos


"Hi! I'm your nurse, Lizardman. I have come to give you a unit of blood."


As a patient or as a colleague, would you have a problem with someone who appeared in this manner? Would you trust this person to give adequate care?

In some cultures, tattoos are related to criminal activity or lower class society. In orthodox Judeo-Christian communities, they are absolutely forbidden by religious doctrine. As nursing becomes more culturally focused, having a visable tattoo could make for a very strained nurse-patient relationship.

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