Angel On Call (via Kaptain Kobold)
It bothers me that gender specific and anachronistic icons are still used on modern hospital equipment like this call bell.
And if you want to say thank you please don’t call your nurse an angel. Your high quality nursing care was a result of years of study and experience and not a saintly disposition. Instead, thank your nurse for what he actually did that made a difference.
Here is a great short article on this topic: I’m No Angel: I am a nurse—and that’s enough. Margaret C. Belcher BSN, RN, CCRN (AJN, American Journal of Nursing July 2004)
