Download or read book Caring, Curing, Coping written by Anne H. Bishop and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2002-09-03 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fundamental mission of medicine is caring, and curing may be only one component of that broad mission A popular conception of medical care is that nurses care, physicians cure, and patients cope. The significant theme that runs throughout this volume is that the fundamental mission of medicine is caring, and curing may be only one component of that broad mission. Each of the chapters speaks to that theme, although each approaches it from a different perspective.