I’m pretty upset with how Jezebel readers are being so incredibly dismissive and actually shitty about this.
Nursing is a predominantly female occupation and as such has routinely been dismissed as a less than vocation for exactly that reason. We have to fight to be taken seriously ALL the time. I get shitty comments…

I’ve been cared for by probably no fewer than 100 nurses and the worst I can come up with is “brusque”. They’ve been more likely to kill me with kindness than any other way. I’ve had them come and sit with me, do mini-makeovers, gone through September’s Vogue with them. Met kids. Talked about boyfriends and husbands…

Overall, as a group, nurses are hardworking, dedicated, smart, and severely underrated in how the public views the education and continuing education needed to get a license and keep their license up-to-date. Just to graduate from nursing school, much less to stay in the field any length of time is a talent. A huge…

Every nurse that I know is a) stronger than I; b) very loyal; and c) not to be fucked with.