Realistically, nursing is a job that is far more structured than is being an MD. This allows nurses to function much better as a group. That's precisely the cru

Realistically, nursing is a job that is far more structured than is being an MD. This allows nurses to function much better as a group. That's precisely the crux of the matter and the (questionable) reason for the hours. Nursing teams are the stable basis on which the MDs rely on to fight the huge pile of s* * * work that escapes the standard pathways in which we try to shoehorn every patient.