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PNSG 2030: The Differences Between Nurses And Doctors

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The Differences Between Nurses and Doctors
TaMera Dorsey
Southern Crescent Technical College
PNSG 2030: Nursing Fundamentals
January 30, 2016
The Difference Between Nurses and Doctors
Doctors and nurses. What does society really know about them? Is there any difference between the two? Who is more important? Does the nurse do all the dirty work, while the doctor sits back and read the notes she has typed? Does the doctor actually do anything other than come in the room and ask the same exact questions that the nurse has previously asked? What is the difference? If there is one.
First and foremost, there is a definite difference between nurses and doctors. Doctors do just as much work, if not more, as a nurse and their jobs are really quite …show more content…

Even though, they may work in the same office and both carry around a clipboard the are two different lines of offense or defense in the medical world. A doctor is someone who maintains or restores human health through the practice of medicine. He or she will diagnose and treat human disease, ailments, injuries, pain or other conditions. “A doctor can be found in several settings, including public health organizations, teaching facilities, private practices, group practices and hospitals.” (Doctor, 2016). Similar to nursing, doctors have many different types as well. Ranging from a coroner to a dentist. As most people think, doctors only work in hospitals, but a doctor’s schedule really reflects on the type of medicine he chooses to practice.
In conclusion, doctors and nurses are very different. They may work in the same location maybe even in the same room, but they have two totally different jobs. One no more important than the other. Nurses and doctors are the really the backbone to our society and we should all learn to grow to appreciate them and all they strive for. Without people taking the time out to practice medicine, there is no way humans could have made it this

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