Abstract
The recent editorial concerned with the sabotage of nursing by its own ‘killer elite’ had a tone and content, which were surprisingly judgemental and anecdotal for such established and highly cited Nursing academics as Thompson and Darbyshire (2013). In our view, the editorial was also disrespectful of the professors of nursing who have worked long and hard to improve Nursing and health care. When considering the UK, the editorial ignored the political and organizational influences on academic nursing, which have contributed to the appearance of the so-called ‘killer elite’ to whom they object...
