I have two friends at work who are attempting to get into nursing school and for weeks I’ve been dreading them asking me the one question I never want to answer truthfully, “What was nursing school like?” One word, HELL You would think that a nursing school program would be hard but fair. The teachers… Continue reading The Truth Shall Suck
Category: nursing
Take a Stand
I recently read an article that said nurses are considered a line item in hospital budgets. Sadly, this isn't wrong. We aren't looked at like Doctors, PA's or NP's. We don't generate money like they do, insurance companies frown on that so far. We, as nurses, make too much money and we are protected by… Continue reading Take a Stand
As I Watch
As a nurse, I listen, I advocate, I learn and at times I take a step back and watch silently. We are taught as nurses to care for our patients at all times, especially when they can't or won't fight for themselves. But the hardest fight we sometimes face is when we step back and… Continue reading As I Watch
It’s An Honor
20 years ago I made the choice that I was going to join one of the most honorable and noble professions in existence today, I was going to become a Nurse. Seven years later as I walked down to the podium and accepted my degree in Nursing I have done my best to live up… Continue reading It’s An Honor