The nurse who was suspended for offering to pray for her patient has sparked a health care and religion debate.  Caroline Petrie was suspended and later reinstated, but her case attracted widespread coverage when it came to the attention of the media.
Nursing Times, a UK nursing news site, surveyed the views of the nursing profession on the issues that surrounded this Petrie case.  They received more than 2,500 replies in the first three days.  A spokesperson from Nursing Times also remarked that this story received more comments and views than …

The Nursing Times just released an article about prayer.  Seems that prayer can reduce levels of depression and anxiety in patients.  This came just on the heals of the nurse having been suspended for offering to pray for a patient.  Researchers found that church attenders, older people, women, poor people and those with lower education levels were more likely to pray.  The article’s author, Ms. Staines stated that thouse with porrer wellbeing and function were likely to pray based on desperate please for help in the absence of faith.

I am so angry and frustrated.  It is enough to make Florence Nightingale turn over in her grave.
An article yesterday revealed that a nurse, Caroline Petrie, is under investigation for offering to pray for a patient.  Her license could be suspended or worse.  Ms. Petrie quietly dressed the elderly patient’s legs and then simply asked if Mrs. Phippen would like her to pray for her.  The offer was declined and nothing more was said.  Mrs. Phippen did not even take offense to the question, but mentioned it to another nurse …