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Two nurses at work

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Two nurses at work

These two nurses are monitoring an elderly patient in hospital. One is checking his blood pressure while the other is recording the data. The device on his finger records his oxygen levels. His medication chart is visible in the foreground.

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Capital & Coast District Health Board

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Allison Kirkman, Health practitioners – Nurses and midwives, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/28334/two-nurses-at-work (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Allison Kirkman, published 29 March 2011, updated 28 April 2026.