I have to agree with the "salute" to nurses. I've worked as a cna and emt so have worked under many medical professionals and I have always felt the nurses were the ones who really kept the whole show together.
My oldest daughter is an LPN working toward her RN. She's married, works full time taking care of a very ill child in his home and has 2 little girls of her own. She had major medical problems much of her childhood and learned to really love and respect the nursing profession from that vantage point.
I'm really proud of her and ALL who give so much of themselves for the benefit of the rest of us. Nurses rock!