In Defense of the Traditional Nurse
In Defense of the Traditional Nurse The focus of this article is in response to a feminist author who advocates a new role of the nurse to be one capable to act on behalf of the patient’s right to self-autonomy. In defense of this opinion Newton takes the position that the traditional role of the nurse is accepted in our society and doesn’t want to see it change. ... According to the author these establishment create the levels of authority by taking the traditional role in which, physicians possess the advanced training, and the nurses exhibit virtues that are irreplaceable and should not be lost. The author begins by establishing the understanding of how society views and accepts the nurse’s role in both the private sector as well as in the public sector. ... However, when in reality, the amount of education required to be a nurse today’s prepares nurses to an autonomous professional.