This story sums up how important nurses are to healthcare, not just in the United States, but globally.

Haiti Awash in Doctors; Nurses in Short Supply

When all the surgeries and suturing is done, who is there to do the rest?  No one.  For all the nurses out there reading this who think they do not make a difference and hate what they do, some perspective.  You do make a HUGE difference.  You do.   The people of Haiti are aware of this, and they desperately need you.

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