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Nurses' role is narrowing in Germany
EDITOR,--We were interested to read of the progress that British nurses believe is being achieved in patients' care and research and, in particular, that nurses are keen to undertake new roles previously the job of doctors.1 In Germany the tendency over the past few years has been the reverse. Whereas a considerable proportion of German nurses, especially in larger hospitals, previously incorporated taking blood, inserting catheters, and giving antibiotics and blood products into their daily duties, they are now unwilling to take on these additional roles. Organising patients' appointments and investigations is not considered to be their responsibility. In addition, nurses are now reluctant to dress wounds and remove stitches, even on surgical wards. These jobs have to be delegated to final year students, who spend their time doing whatever the nurses believe is not their job. In other words, the shrinking duties of nurses mean that the education of
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