Even as technology becomes an increasingly important partner in healthcare — with artificial intelligence (AI) and digital tools playing a role in patient care — what patients need from nurses will never change even as their role evolve, said Senior Minister of State for Health Tan Kiat How.«That is the heart of nursing,» he said at NHG Health's Nurses' Day celebrations on Wednesday (July 29).He grew up watching his mother who worked as a nurse for over 50 years. The senior minister of state said that he had initially thought that she was «simply looking after patients».«Only later did I realise she was also giving countless families hope and confidence during some of the most difficult moments in their lives,» he said, adding that he also grew to understand that nursing was not just a job for his mother.«It was part of who she was. She spoke about her patients with warmth and compassion. She celebrated their recoveries. She worried about those who were struggling. »Even after a difficult day, she carried with her a deep sense of responsibility for the people she cared for," Tan recounted. Read more