Nurse Blogs

A blog post over at The Happy Hospitalist ---a popular medical blog by an anonymous doctor---has spawned a somewhat heated and contentious debate by individuals commenting on the post.

What I gather most from the post was that said doctor blogger was trying to convey his appreciation of the magnitude and complexity of nurses' work while also lamenting the ballooning costs of healthcare in the United States. Unfortunately, some readers seem to have taken offense to his descriptions of "needy patients", and his mention that obese patients require many hands on deck for transfers was taken as offensive and inappropriate.

Perhaps I'm naive, but I still can't find anything particularly offensive about the post. Rather, it seems realistic and, in the end, generally compassionate.

If you can, please pay a visit, read the post (and also the comments below) and see what you think.

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