Ashenhurst said the impetus to put down the shaver for a month came in the form of a message to Anderson from Hailey Aderman, regional director of special events for Special Olympics Wisconsin. â
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These tasks are typically done by nursing assistants and by departments within the hospital (for example, the laundry department). Nurses can do all of these tasks but the trend has been to hire Master's level nurses, or what's called Nurse Managers.urses used to be known as the handmaiden to doctors. Their roles were limited, except to do what the doctor ordered, to look after patients, make beds, give patients food, help with bandages, help get them out of bed, etc. However, much has changed since the mid-1800s and since the mid-1950s.