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The article relates the opinion of several nurses in Great Britain concerning banning nurses from telling their patients that they'll be back in a minute. Paul Jebb remarks that people making the rules need to see the workload that nurses have to contend with. Julie Clark asserts that there is no wrong in saying the phrase to patients because nurses are generally busy all the time, but do not mean neglecting the patient.

The article presents insights from various nurses in Great Britain on whether nurses should accept three-year pay deals. Paul Jebb said they should not roll over and instead let the government get away with such a deal while the financial world is in crisis. Christopher Humm agrees that it is better to have a 3-year plan since it can help them control the amount they will spend for that period. Julie Harrison looks for assurance that would protect them from future inflation.

The article presents the views of nurses concerning the idea that they have a responsibility to be healthy role models to their patients. According to Julie Clark, individual imperfections should not hinder how nurses offer professional, caring and empathetic attitude to patients. Paul Jebb comments that nurses should give patients the information they need to make informed decisions and should not force their own lifestyle choices onto those they care for.

The article presents a question and answer related to surgical abortion to be performed by nurses. A reader agrees with such service to be performed by nurses, because he believes that nurses are adaptable, educated, and are bound to involve in the modernization of abortion services. Another reader believes that such a service is permissible, since nurses will take charge in the absence of a doctor. A person disagrees due to a belief that nurses are not bound to allay a doctor's guilt.