Angel of Death: Serial Killer Nurse Kristen Gilbert

Nurses often take what they call the Florence Nightingale Pledge at
graduation. It goes, in part, like this: “I solemnly pledge myself
before God and in the presence of this assembly, to pass my life in
purity and to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain
from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and will not take or
knowingly administer any harmful drug….With loyalty will I endeavor
to aid the physician in his work, and devote myself to the welfare
of those committed to my care.” A solemn promise, from caregiver to
patient, to protect the lives in their care—and above all, to do no
harm. Most nurses work hard to stick to that promise. But a few,
often managing to slither under the radar for years before they’re
caught, do just the opposite. They chose nursing not because they
wanted to heal, but because it’s a target-rich environment for them
to hunt for prey. This is the story of one of those nurses: Kristen
Gilbert.

Sources:
The Boston Globe, multi-part series:
https://cache.boston.com/globe/metro/packages/nurse/part1.htm
The New York Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/23/us/former-nurse-on-trial-in-patients-deaths.html

https://sites.google.com/site/shelbymillerkristengilbert/the-victims

All That's Interesting:
https://allthatsinteresting.com/kristen-gilbert
Oxygen's "Snapped: Notorious, Kristen Gilbert"

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