Appeal to Heaven Independent Nurses’ Network takes the business of nursing back to the earliest days of professional nursing in the 19th century. Back then nurses were independent contractors that worked together in nurse registries, (Registered Nurses). Families would hire registry nurses when a loved one was in need of care. These nurses specialized in practice areas like; maternity, surgery, post-operative care, and chronic disease management. They would remain in the employ of that patient until the problem was resolved and then return to the nurse house to await their next assignment.