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Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting and fear of surprise harm a patient more than any exertion
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- Florence Nightingale English social reformer and statistician (1820 to 1910)
Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion.
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↗Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not (1859; Appleton edition)gutenberg.org
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