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Florence Nightingale Would Be Ashamed
By Robin Mullins Boyd
March 30, 2005
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In her press release, Mrs. Blakeney could not resist inserting her political opinion. She wrote, "ANA believes the Congress and the President have acted inappropriately in this case." Unbelievably, she parroted the Democratic talking points when she wrote, "It is unfortunate that Terri Schiavo has now become the symbol of so many political agendas."" Without recognizing her blatant hypocrisy, Mrs. Blakeney claimed that those supporting the continuation of Terri's nourishment were only doing so for political gain. Using her position as President of the ANA, Mrs. Blakeney did the exact same thing that she decried. She used the Terri Schindler Schiavo case as a springboard to espouse her own political viewpoints.
As a member of the sisterhood of Registered Nurses, I resent the national organization of nurses speaking as if they represent the entire nursing profession. As those on the left say, Mrs. Blakeney and the American Nurses Association do not speak in MY name. I prefer to practice nursing based on the Florence Nightingale Pledge and "devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care." Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton would be ashamed
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Robin Mullins Boyd was born and raised in Pooler, GA. She has been a Registered Nurse for 23 years with her primary focus in the Home Health field. Robin is not bashful about expressing her opinions - as evidenced by the 12 Letters to the Editor published in the Savannah Morning News over the past year. She has also published op-ed pieces on America Online's Opinion Page and several other Internet magazines. Robin's first book, Warmongers And Traitors - Thoughts on the War with Iraq, was just released by PublishAmerica. Robin lives in Guyton, GA with her husband, Herby Boyd. She has two children, Tony and Jennifer, and 2 stepsons, Aaron and Chris.
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