as well as] perform basic therapeutic, rehabilitative, and preventive care for anyone who needs it" (76).
             For many nurses, the daily chores and duties begin long before sunrise. After receiving briefs and updates on hospital conditions, nurses must check the charts of their patients (Wolkomir 42). Charts include crucial information about the administration of "meds," and special notes from physicians (Livesay, personal interview). Mistakes in the administration of medicine can be fatal, so it is the responsibility of nurses to give precise dosages (Wolkomir 43).
             After completing orders from doctors, nurses perform more ordinary tasks. Many patients are unable to complete simple acts of daily hygiene, so nurses are responsible for these tasks. A nurse featured in the article, "The Quality of Mercy" said that she did not "mind her work- despite the high tech gear and the life-and-death responsibility- requires services as humble as Jesus' washing of his disciples' feet" (43). Patient care studies detail treatment and therapies provided by nurses for treatment of various illnesses (Livesay, Care Study). In addition, care studies outline problems and expected outcomes or goals due to a particular treatment (Livesay, Care Study).
             Clearly, nursing is a highly skilled profession with huge amounts of responsibility. Nurses perform these numerous duties for not one, but an entire hall of needy patients. These daily chores appear to be enough to keep any caregiver busy, yet nurses are becoming more and more responsible for another type of wellness.
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