The Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing

Humanitas

Spring-Summer 2025 Issue

Nursing is not merely a profession—it is a practice of being fully human. To nurse is to encounter life at its most vulnerable and imbued with fortitude, and to respond with care and compassion. Yet, the discourse surrounding nursing today often centers on burnout: exhaustion, moral injury and the relentless pressures of modern healthcare. While these are undeniable realities, they do not encompass the whole truth. Fulfillment—the quiet, luminous counterpoint to burnout—is equally intrinsic to nursing and perhaps its most essential aspect.

Current Features

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Nursing is not merely a profession—it is a practice of being fully human.

The Soul of Nursing

Ask nurses what gets them out of bed in the morning, what keeps them going, and you will hear many variations on these themes.

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