Friday, April 11, 2008

"Being a Nurse..."

"Being a nurse isn't about grades. It's about being who we are. NO book can teach you how to cry with a patient. NO class can tell you how to tell a family that their parents have died, or are dying. NO professor can teach how to find dignity in giving someone a bed bath. A nurse is NOT about the pills, the IVs and the charting.

It's about being able to LOVE people when they are at their WEAKEST moments and being able to forgive them for ALL their wrongs and make a difference in their lives TODAY.

Nobody can make you a nurse...YOU JUST ARE."

~Author Unknown~

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I hope you don't mind , but this was so beautiful that I copied it and emailed it to a friend who's daughter is graduating this month and will be an R.N. ..... Thank you so much forposting this...it sure speaks the truth; doesn't it???
love ya,
carlene