Who Is Smarter? Doctors or Nurses?

It depends on the person... some docs are smarter than some nurses and some nurses are smarter than some docs. The same goes with any field.

i'd be interested to see how this question is answered...
for intelligence reflects a human capacity, and not a title's.

this s/b interesting.

leslie

I believe that question is relative.................

Define "smarter". Not sure what you want to discuss...?

Questions like this bother me because they seem to imply one or more erroneous premises, such as "Title equals intelligence, " or "Formal education equals intelligence" or "Experience is less valuable than formal education," etc.

In most of my encounters with physicians, I have found that they have more in-depth knowledge of a particular health condition or disease process, and I have a more in-depth knowledge of a particular patient at a given time. It takes both of our expertise to do well by the patient.

but allow me to gloat:
that we nurses, are a darned resourceful bunch, which reflects abilities far beyond intelligence.
only we can do it so well.

no brag, just fact.

leslie

I don't know what makes a person smart? The ability to make it through school by memorization, the ability to spell, write beautifully, the ability to express themselves through the spoken word? The ability to comprehend then teach? The capacity to feel for others, and understand their limitations? Letters behind a name?

I think it really depends on whom you are speaking to....and what their expectations are, and how limited their view of life is.

When I see those cancer centers of America commercials it seems to me all of those doctors that blurt out "you have cancer" are dumb because they don't have the common sense to understand how those words will affect the lives of those receiving the news. Yet they are doctors and well educated.

The smartest people I know don't dwell in any one area of life, don't espouse only one way to do something, acknowledge that there are people who know more than they do, and continue learning throughout their lives. They are smart enough to know that life requires a continous evolution of thought and learning-NOT STAGNATION.

JMHO

M

In a lovely bit of irony, "is" is singular; both "doctors" and "nurses" are plural. The question asked is grammatically invalid.

Depends on the doctor, and the nurse. It also depends on the question you're asking. I guess my best answer would be "both" because it really depends on the individual and the situation.