A nurse’s life: Challenges and rewards in a career where no two days are the same
Advocating for the rights and dignity of each individual patient is a critical part of nursing, says Mary Rose Loughnane.
Florence Nightingale, whose work was crucial in developing modern nursing practice, said that “the best nurses have the essential qualifications before they go to school.”
In Ireland, nursing is a profession that often runs in families — a career calling born of a desire to help others and do good. For Mary Rose Loughnane, her childhood in County Laois set the scene for a professional life she never had any doubts about.
