This has been bothering me ever since I heard it on the news recently. A nursing rep was commenting on two nurses just killed in a crash of their air ambulance. She said, “They were not just regular nurses. They both had really high standards. They took [nursing] very seriously.” I’m bothered because most “regular” nurses I’ve known in my life, as a frequent patient, relative of a beloved patient, or friend, have had high standards and take their work seriously. That woman’s comment demeaned all nurses!