Reflections on the Importance of the Nurse

Nurses are the watchdogs that keep patients safe in a complex health care system and the advocates for patients who are too ill to problem solve for themselves. On Feb 17, 2011, Lowe became acutely ill while in Washington, DC. She was diagnosed with bacteremia and an ileospoas muscle abscess. The abscess was located in her right pelvis next to her artificial hip that had been replaced five years previously. Here, Lowe talks about her observations about nurses and the importance why ones best care is good enough.