title: Symbiosis: nursing and the bioengineer.
abstract: At this time, bioinstrumentation is the product of the possible as modified by what is practical. The bioengineer offers both the possible and the practical from an engineering and ideal model. The nurse, in contrast, speaks to the ideal possible from a confining practical clinical model. Symbiosis of nursing and bioengineering will combine the important attributes of each discipline for the betterment of patient care. In truth, the machine becomes an instrument of humanity.
mesh_terms: D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care