[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 .

[brostholder]

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.

[stjames]

does anyone know how much an RN earns at Munroe Medical, Ocala Medical, Leesburg Regional or The Villages hospital??

[TednRobin]

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 .

[bogeybabe]

Nurses
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 .

[Freeda]

I have such respect for nursing. I learned this from my daughter Meghan's illness. When she was diagnosed with leukemia at age 22 in 2005, one of her first nurses was around the same age. Such a bond they developed. Nurse Polly's words of courage, and her devoted caring and compassionate nursing gave Meghan such love and brought her confidance and belief that she would survive, at a time when we were all so distraught, desparate, and afraid. She gave all of us hope. They stayed great friends, to today. In the years after Meghan first went into remission, Polly married and moved away to another state. Still the friendship remained strong. Meghan was rendered unable to conceive due to the chemotherapy and stem cell transplant she had in 2005. When Polly became pregnant last year, she told Meghan (who is now age 28!) that Meghan would be the baby's godmother, because she knew that Meghan would not be able to have a baby of her own. No greater act of kindness could match this -- nothing could ever have been done that would have meant as much for my daughter, who so wanted to have children of her own. A month ago the baby girl was born; and was named Meghan, after my daughter. Meghan just returned from several days visiting and holding her baby goddaughter; the photos and the look on her face in them - well, it's indescribable.

Polly was such a blessing to Meghan, and she played a huge difference in my daughter's outcome in 2005; and her heart that reached out to Meghan and gave her hope is what lead her to becoming a nurse. Her heart, which lead her to become a nurse, is also what lead to the great friendship of a lifetime for my daughter.

In the years since that Meghan has fought this illness, including a terrifying relapse several months ago, with now a return to now being in remission again, she has been blessed with many nurses of kindness, and great skill. I am amazed at what her nurses know, and with the many skills they have been trained to have in the myriad of technology in use these days. They are practically engineers, in terms of the machinery and gadgets that they must understand. Many of Meghan's nurses have been wonderful; and not just to Meghan, but without being asked, they brought me extra blankets and pillows many nights when I was sleeping on the floor next to her hospital bed; an extra sandwich would appear here and there; and they did so many other acts of kindness for me and our family, just because it was their nature to.

Polly was the first of many outstanding nurses who have gotten my daughter through some very rough days and nights, and have now returned her to living a normal life. I am so blessed as a mother, as I know that an untold number of parents who have had children diagnosed with leukemia or other cancers would line up to be in my place. I credit so much of my blessing of having my daughter still here today not just to Meghan's wonderful doctors, but also very much to her nurses, and the all so important belief that they helped instill in Meghan that she would recover. I thank them all. Especially you, Polly.