Problem
A 20-year-old woman is thinking about entering a nursing program at her local community college. Looking for advice on her career choice, she turns to a friend who is a nurse. The 20- year-old is hesitant to enter the program because her great-aunts, who practiced nursing about 50 years ago, tell her that she can do better than being a nurse. They have told her that nurse just take orders from physicians and do not practice independent thinking. She wants to know exactly what is required of nurses and what they do. How should the friend who is a nurse counsel her regarding the role of nurses today?