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How Much Emotion in Nursing is Too Much?

September 10, 2026 / Hui-wen (Alina) Sato / Leave a comment

On the surface, when nurses first start out in our career, we have a vague and admittedly idealized sense of how compassion will always be a core driver in why and how we care for our patients. But we quickly discover that navigating our emotions over our work is fraught with complexity and mixed messages, … Continue reading How Much Emotion in Nursing is Too Much?

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