National Nurses Week 2012
Nurses: Advocating, Leading, Caring
National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6, also known as National Nurses Day, through May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.
Nurses: Advocating, Leading, Caring
National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6, also known as National Nurses Day, through May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.
People like to think that we chose nursing because
med school is "too hard" or that we "weren't smart enough".
People ask nursing students questions like, "Are you going to med school after you graduate?"
Are you NUTS?!
I did not just work my butt off learning how to create a nursing diagnosis, write nursing care plans, memorizing nursing interventions and practicing therapeutic communication to become a doctor.
Our commitment to this life style often baffles others, but to us, it is the only clear choice.
Nurses are the #1 most trusted profession in the United States.
Nurses prevent medication errors when doctors write questionable orders.
Nurses educate patients and their families about their new diagnosis.
Nurses use compassion, not medical jargon, when speaking with patients.
Our patients know the truth....
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