Had we taken their advice the nurses would never have received what has proved for them their biggest breakthrough since the war.

Under the old contract, nurses received a total of 12 sick days a year.

Van Baerle's nurse had received the letter in the following way.

The nurse also received a telephone death threat, he said.

The first group of nurses graduated from the hospital in 1909; nurses later received their training at the college.

The nurse receives $25 an hour; a medical assistant's salary is $15 an hour.

He held this position for the next 24 years, during which time many interns and nurses received their training at the hospital.

Many nurses and doctors receive little training in pain management.

A nurse with a salary on retirement of £34,200 would receive a £22,800 pension.

"I like that she remains confident and unapologetic in a world where nurses don't receive the same respect as doctors".