It’s International Nurses Day! Pictured here is an image that ran on the cover of the Jan. 31, 1938 issue of LIFE magazine. The story focused on a typical day at the Roosevelt Hospital School of Nursing in New York. When LIFE featured the profession on its cover in 1938, the career was in a moment of transition. “Once almost any girl could be a nurse,” LIFE explained, “But now, with many state laws to protect the patient, nursing has become an exacting profession.” A candidate needed not only a background in science, but also a combination of “patience, devotion, tact and the reassuring charm that comes only from a fine balance of physical health and adjusted personality.”(Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #Nurses #InternationalNursesDay #art_andart #wetpaintwednesday #wellnesswednesday #artistsoninstagram #abstractpainting #abstractart #painting #abstract #acrylic #art #contemporaryGustav#Klimt #modern #artoftheday #myart #artwork #paintingoftheday #allthefeels #expressionsincolor #artsy #instaart #artaddict #acryliconcanvas #instaartist #arttherapy #arti #photography #photographer #photograph