At the expense of their souls
Zerwekh, J.V.
Nursing Outlook 39(2): 58-61
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-6554 PMID: 1997964 Document Number: 386446
Thirty experienced public health nurses in western Washington were interviewed to determine how they knew that they had improved their clients' lives. Although they still perceive themselves as making a difference, their remarks reveal that clients' substance abuse and violence are threatening the nurses' own physical and emotional well-being.