Happy Nurses Week

To all my fellow RNs in the trenches and those that have left the trenches but are forever nurses, HAPPY NURSES WEEK!!

The one week we are celebrated for all that we do. Several years ago our hospital did away with celebrating nurses week and it was Patient Care Services Week. Now I'm not saying that I don't think everyone deserves to be celebrated but it was a let-down. I couldn't do my job without the support of the PCAs, UCs, SWs, RTs, etc but lets set up a week for each individually. so now we have a week to ourselves again and they really do a great job celebrating for us.

so I need to say Thank you to all of the nurses I have worked with and consider my mentors. You have all helped me to grow and learn in my profession and in many ways blazed the trail I am on. Thank you for all your love and support over the years. To the nurses that are now coming after me. I hope you love this profession as much as I do. I have learned so much from you also. Your questions keep me thinking and fresh. You look at things through fresh, and sometimes innocent eyes that unfortunately in my case may be scarred from years of dealing with the BS that goes along with this job.

Thank you also to my patients and their families. I find you so inspiriing. You are truly heroes in my eyes.

As much as I love my job my one piece of advice for the newer nurses is to realize that there is so much more to life than your job. It may sometimes feel like that is all there is and that every disease lurks around the corner. But we deal with a relatively small percentage of the population of this wonderful world. Don't let the BS and the docs get to you. We are in a wonderful profession. I am so grateful.