THEY DESERVE MORE RESPECT & GRATITUDE
Nurses are doing a very important service to people, especially during our weakest moments—treatments for illness and accidents, pregnancy and childbirth, etc. It is a service that demands much sacrifice and love. There will be times when they are tired, even exhausted, and other times, like the present pandemic, when they feel nervous and scared and even rejected. They will also have moments of deep joy and satisfaction.
I once asked an Indian nurse working in New York, “You seem to be happy in the US. What do you like about America?’ She replied, firmly and without the least hesitation, “I feel respected as a woman and as a professional, both of which I did not get in India.”
We want to highlight the essential, courageous and wonderful services our nurses are doing. We owe it to them that they be treated with respect and gratitude.
We start this feature with an interview with Mrs Jeena Jose, Nursing Superintendent at Holy Family Hospital, New Delhi.
Mrs Jeena Jose
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