LibraryPatternsWhen Your Best Work Goes UnseenAs chief nursing officer I'm so far from the bedside …

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As chief nursing officer I'm so far from the bedside now that I'm not sure I'm even a nurse anymore, and I don't know if the influence is worth the distance.

Part of the pattern: When Your Best Work Goes Unseen

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