"Nursing's story is a magnificent epic of service to mankind. It is about people; how they are born and live and die: in health and in sickness; in joy and in sorrow. Its mission is the translation of knowledge into human service. Nursing is compassionate concern for human beings. It is the heart that understands and the hand that soothes. It is the intellect that synthesizes many learnings into meaningful administrations." - Professor Martha Rogers, PhD , RN