Nurse: HOW MUCH DO I MAKE?

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Nurse: HOW MUCH DO I MAKE?

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Somebody asked: "You're a Nurse?!?
That's cool, I wanted to do that when I was a kid.
How much do you make?"
The Nurse replied: "HOW MUCH DO I MAKE?" ...
... I can make holding your hand seem like the most important thing in the world when you're scared...
I can make your child breathe when they stop...
I can help your father survive a heart attack...
I can make myself get up at 4AM to make sure your mother has the medicine she needs to live...and I will work straight
through until 4am to keep her alive and start the day all over again!
I work all day to save the lives of strangers...
I will drop everything and run a code for hours trying to keep you alive!!!
I make my family wait for dinner until I know your family member is taken care of...
I make myself skip lunch so that I can make sure that everything I did for your wife today was correct...
I work weekends and holidays and all through the night because people don't just get sick Monday thru Friday and during normal working hours.
Today, I might save your life.
How much do I make?
All I know is, I make a difference.
Repost not only if you are a Nurse or you love a nurse, but
most importantly, repost this if you respect their work..
PROUD TO BE A NURSE
"Changing how the world thinks about nursing".
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You know you're a nurse if...

You believe every patient needs TLC: Thorazine, Lorazepam and Compazine.

You would like to meet the inventor of the call light in a dark alley one night.

You believe not all patients are annoying ... some are unconscious.

Your sense of humor seems to get more "warped" each year.

You know the phone numbers of every late night food delivery place in town by heart.

You can only tell time with a 24 hour clock.

Almost everything can seem humorous ... eventually.

When asked, "What color is the patient's diarrhea?", you show them your shoes.

Every time you walk, you make a rattling noise because of all the scissors and clamps in your pockets.

You can tell the pharmacist more about the medicines he is dispensing than he can.

You carry "spare" meds in your pocket rather than wait for pharmacy to deliver.

You refuse to watch ER because it's too much like the real thing and triggers "flash backs."

You check the caller ID when the phone rings on your day off to see if someone from the hospital is trying to call to ask you to work.

You've been telling stories in a restaurant and had someone at another table throw up.

You notice that you use more four letter words now than before you became a nurse.

Every time someone asks you for a pen, you can find at least three of them on you.

You can intubate your friends at parties.

You don't get excited about blood loss ... unless it's your own.

You live by the motto, "To be right is only half the battle, to convince the physician is more difficult."

You've basted your Thanksgiving turkey with a Toomey syringe.

You've told a confused patient your name was that of your coworker and to HOLLER if they need help.

Eating microwave popcorn out a clean bedpan is perfectly natural.

Your bladder can expand to the same size as a Winnebago's water tank.

When checking the level of orientation of a patient, you aren't sure of the answer.

You find yourself checking out other customer's arm veins in grocery waiting lines.

You can sleep soundly at the hospital cafeteria table during dinner break, sitting up and not be embarrassed when you wake up.

You avoid unhealthy looking shoppers in the mall for fear that they'll drop near you and you'll have to do CPR on your day off.

You've sworn you're going to have "NO CODE" tattooed on your chest.
Nursing is not just an ART, it has a heART. Nursing is not just a SCIENCE, but it has a conscience
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Literal meaning of NURSE,

N= Nobility, Knowledge.
U= Understanding, Usefulness.
R= Responsibility, Righteousness.
S= Simplicity, Sympathy.
E= Efficency, Equanimity.
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As a nurse we the opportunity to heal the heart, mind, soul and body of our patients, their families and ourselves.
They may forget your name but they will never forget how you made them well
Human dignity, compassion, dedication, integrity, leadership & excellence. I love my job
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Nurses are God's blessing to humanity.
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I'm new and I'm interested in this topic. Thank you!
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