like i said abouve chantalle, i have the highest respect for nurses, and our hospitals wouldnt function without them. however to say that a doctor and nurse are very close in what they do is just untrue. there is a reason why the training for a nurse is 3 years at most and 5 years for doctors atleast.
speaking of duty of care, a nurses duty of care doesnt extend across multiple hospitals or even more than one ward like a doctor's. flipping that same coin, nurses are also not as accountable for a patient's health status and any mistakes/malpractice as their treating physician. i mean who gets sued more?
there is much more to say on this topic, but im gonna leave it there. i dont wanna get into this conversation cos it sounds too much like im blowing my own horn, which would make me a tosser.