title: Nursing heroes: caring at a time of national tragedy.
authors.affiliation: Patient Care Services, Catawba Memorial Hospital, Hickory, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Edward L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Beard
mesh_terms: D023482:Bioterrorism; D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D009519:New York City; D009729:Nursing; D012011:Red Cross; D014838:Volunteers