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Nurse Day at the Capitol
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Nurse Day at the Capitol 2009
Nurses from all over Texas visited the capitol in Austin, Texas on March 2, 2009. These nurses lobbied for several bills being proposed to help the healthcare industry and nursing. There were many debates about certain pieces of legislation as nurses met with their local representatives all day to voice their support and concerns. There were also several groups of nursing students present getting in on the action to protect their future in the field of nursing. It was great to see so many nurses and advocates of nursing working together! It was a successful day for nurses everywhere in Texas, and their voices were heard!
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Written by:
Betsey
10/30/2008 2:56 PM
Being a great nurse isn't about whether you graduated in the top 10% of your class or just squeaked by and made it by a "hair of your chinny, chin chin". Oh sure, when we are hospitalized it is good to know that a knowledgeable nurse is caring for us, but it doesn't matter if she is the smartest nurse on the planet if she isn't kind! Patients and their families are extremely forgiving of our failures if we try to treat them gently, even in the harshest of circumstances, expressing tenderness and empathy. It is more important to feel valued that safe sometimes. We want both of course, but most nurses are safe, or at least we expect them to be! After all they passed the boards so we figure they have a basic knowledge of how to follow a doctor's instructions and watch for the warning signs that could signal physical decline. But to express what nursing means another way...it is kind of like a beautiful woman that you don't really know, she may or may not be beautiful inside! "Everyone has at one point or another met a physically beautiful person that opened their mouth and suddenly was ugly!" A talented nurse that doesn't have a great bed side manner and team spirit is equally worthless! Those nurses that go into the profession for the dollar alone will burn out very quickly. In order to be a nurse that is able to continue to serve others day after day, year after year, you have to know deep down in your "knower" that you are called to this profession! That is what truly makes a great nurse! That sense of self that says I DO make a difference even when a deranged patient is cursing and kicking and telling you what a horrible nurse you are!
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3 comments so far...
Re: Being a great nurse
I am so thankful to have gotten such great experience at LRH in all areas. It has made me very adaptable with a strong nursing work ethick. Thanks NM
By laura_rn on
11/3/2008 12:57 PM
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Re: Being a great nurse
I must agree. Back in the"old" days when Florence Nightingale roamed the earth, nurses were different. They had the "calling" to be a nurse. Today a lot of people go into nursing because of the status, the money, or the availability of jobs. I went into nursing because that is who I am. Just like being a woman, an American, a blond,tall,etc., (you get the picture)- being a nurse is a part of who I am. I did not choose the profession, it was born in me like a part of my anatomy.
I do not work 9-5 Monday thru Friday. I work the night shift, I work the day shift,I work 8 hours or 12 hours or 16 hours or as many as it takes to get the job done. I work weekends, holidays and sometimes long hours. I have missed school plays, Christmas with the family, and friends birthday parties. I stand on my feet for long hours.I run the halls sometimes from room to room. I sit by the bedside of a dying person and hold their hand. I help bring new life into this world and I help old life into the next world. I ease the pain, feed the hungry, soothe the tired, wipe a brow, quench the thirst, and smile.
This is what I do and this is what I love. God put us on this earth for a purpose. I am a nurse. I am what God wants me to be.
By jolee on
11/5/2008 9:11 AM
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Re: Being a great nurse
Wow, that was a great comment on being a great nurse
By Betsey on
12/3/2008 10:37 AM
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