Survey finds `heart' of nursing is lost

There has been a ‘loss of faith and pride in the nurse- initiated part of nursing’, with nearly 90% of nurses feeling that they do not have enough time to care for their patients properly (Figure 1), and a majority feeling that the profession is in danger of losing sight of its clinical roots. Also, when asked what was the most important factor in terms of improving the morale of nurses, three-quarters of the sample cited less government interference in the nursing role (Figure 2). Those are three of the main conclusions from a survey of over 300 nurses carried out exclusively for the BJN.