Nursing veteran, Sadat Seyed Bagher Madah, PhD, said that nursing in Iran must be accompanied by loving patients so that one could be patient in this sacred profession.

In an interview with WEBDA on the sideline of a visit to Mashhad University of Medical Sciences by a team of WHO, she noted, “To be successful, nurses should take the patient as a member of their own family so that they can avoid fatigue and depression.”

Saying that happiness in nursing is product of love, she added, “I believe that having love, nurses will be patient and kind and they will employ their knowledge paired by morality.”

“It is so enjoyable to serve patients and thereby to make God happy. I am sure that Iranian nurses love their patients and emotional factors are of more priority for them than financial issues.”

“I started working as a nurse when I was 18 and later on having received instructor license, I became a nursing instructor. In order to be successful, I was working on night shifts at Imam Khomeini Hospital so that I could transfer my experiences on these shifts to my students.”

“During 65-years nursing up till now, I have been careful so that not to make any mistake as I love my profession and my people.”

“Now I am 85 years old and try to improve nursing since this profession in Iran has always been accompanied by miracles and God’s help.”

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