Florida made national news this week after the Florida Surgeon General revoked the license of a nurse who publicly wished pain and suffering on Karoline Leavitt during childbirth.
Strip away the politics and one truth remains:
This behavior is incompatible with the healthcare profession.
Nursing is not a casual job. It requires years of education, clinical training, and adherence to ethical standards centered on one core principle — do no harm. Healthcare professionals are entrusted with people at their most vulnerable moments, and that trust demands restraint, empathy, and professionalism.
Florence Nightingale didn’t ask patients how they voted before offering care. Compassion was not conditional. Healing was the mission.
We need Florence-like people back in healthcare again.
Hospitals MUST remain neutral ground. A hospital room is a place of vulnerability, not political punishment. Patients should never wonder whether their beliefs affect the care they receive.
This moment calls for a reset — back to compassion over contempt, duty over dopamine, and care over cruelty.
When people enter a hospital, they are not looking for politics.
They are looking for healing.
It’s time to make healthcare great again!
