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Originally Posted by whartonjelly
Being a Nurse means you carry immense responsibility with little authority. You step into people's lives and make a difference. Some bless you, some curse you. You see people at their worst and their best. You see life begin, end, and everything in between. You see people's capacity for love, courage, and endurance. It's Nurse appreciation week; repost this if you are a nurse, love a nurse, or appreciate a nurse .  |
I am a pharmacist and have a deep, deep appreciation of nurses for a number or reasons. The few times in my life that I have been hospitalized with a serious illness, I have been blessed to have been cared for by nurses who seemed to me to be more angel than nurse. They truly understand the value of a kind and reassuring word when a patient is worried and in great pain. For the care they give and the responsibility they have, I believe that nurses are among the most underpaid professions in the health care field along with emt's. Whenever I am counselling a patient in my pharmacy and he or she mentions that they are a nurse, I always make it a point to tell them just how special I think they are. So, while I am a bit embarrassed that I didn't know that this was Nurse appreciation week, let me assure all the nurses out there that many of us appreciate you every week of the year, not just this week.