Assist us in healing ourselves in whatever moments of silence and reflection, whether driving from one home to the next or on days of rest. Grant that our gifts be made manifest with clarity and courage and in the most difficult and perplexing interactions may we know that you are near guiding and blessing us, if we but allow it. In your most holy and divine name, Amen. Julia Howell Nursing's story is a magnificent epic of service to mankind. Its mission is the translation of knowledge into human service.
Nursing is compassionate concern for human beings.
It is the heart that understands and the hand that soothes. It is the intellect that synthesizes many learnings into meaningful ministrations. For students of nursing the future is a rich repository of far-flung opportunities around this planet and toward the further reaches of man's explorations of new worlds and new ideas. Theirs is the promise of deep satisfaction in a field long dedicated to serving the health needs of people. With so many tasks to complete in eight hours, I had already begun to organize and set my priorities according to the kardex orders.