So You Want To Be A Nurse

Most people don't understand what nurses do. This is not surprising as nursing covers just about every job you can think of. This is great because if (when) you get burned out you can change your entire career without the pesky education process.

But what does being a nurse MEAN? It means:

• working in one of the most physically, mentally, and emotionally difficult career fields
• working in one of the most rewarding career fields
• being there for a person and their family while they are dying
• standing up for people who can't stand up for themselves
• learning that you can't judge a book by it's cover
• learning what true priorities are
• being a spectator for the best and worst days of people's lives
• seeing the best and worst in people
• learning that most people don't handle emergencies the way they think they will
• sitting, holding the hand of, and just listening to someone who is lonely
• learning that everyone has a story
• working nights, weekends, and holidays
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But the really big part of that is, no matter how good or bad things are...whether you saved someone's life or held someone's hand while they took their final breath...you can't talk to anyone about it. Because it violates a patient's right to privacy.

I hope you have a strong set of shoulders, the world is heavy.