Been nursing for half a century!

sharona97 · Aug 28, 2008, 03:35 PM

Truly an inspiration. Love, love the picture and your story. Congratulations on 50 years of nursing.

May you have continued blessings and many more cherished memories.

Sharona

fuuchan · Aug 28, 2008, 04:07 PM

Thank you for sharing, that was an inspiration!!!

JB2007 · Aug 28, 2008, 04:51 PM

Thanks for sharing and all of your hard work over the years!

*TurnLeftSide* · Aug 28, 2008, 05:20 PM

Congrats on fifty years as a nurse.

Daisees · Aug 28, 2008, 05:38 PM

Well, thank you all for your kind words! There have been low times like with everything in life but overall I have enjoyed the experience. Puts me in the mind of something I saw in somebody's signature on another forum ~ Life shouldn't be just a long slog but rather a heady, downhill race ending with you saying "Wow - what a rush!" ~ Well, it's certainly been that for me and it's not over yet.

I loved ...
- being able to make a difference to a patient's surgical experience
- being in possession of knowledge about joint replacements and all sorts of other surgery
- being able to contribute to the treatment/surgery/whatever
- being a source of information and guidance to others whether they were nurses, doctors, other disciplines
- teaching
- knowing that, after all these years, there is still things to learn
- knowing that just because a surgeon does a procedure differently from others you have seen doesn't make it 'wrong'!
- and finally, being able to translate surgery, medicine and other such things into language that is easily understood by patients.

This last one I use on a daily basis now as I am resident 'specialist' advisor on a hip/knee joint replacement forum which has grown from 400+ to 1400 members in the year I have been there. *puffs out chest*!! Members come in frightened, anxious and seeking reassurance, encouragement, information and support which I can hand out in spadefuls! VERY satisfying! (anyone interested in the url feel free to pm me!)

ohmeowzer RN · Aug 28, 2008, 05:49 PM

wow congratualtions , my mom just retired after 50 years .. you are awesome .. and i love that picture of you....pretty cool ..... keep going strong

MoriahRoseRN · Aug 28, 2008, 08:36 PM

That is so neat, you started on my birthday, but 10 years prior to me being born. Congrats!

mytoon38 · Aug 28, 2008, 09:52 PM

Wow Daisees..you are AMAZING!

I think it is wonderful that you have worked 50 years in nursing! You are like the energizer bunny...you just keep going and going!

I really enjoyed reading your story and seeing your picture! Congratulations!!!!!

*CamaroNurse* · Aug 28, 2008, 10:15 PM

AWESOME! Congratulations!
And, by the way, I love to hear how nursing "used to be." Could you delight me with some anecdotes about nursing during the Eisenhower administration?
~Jess

BinkieRN · Aug 28, 2008, 10:20 PM

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Love the photo, Thanks for sharing it.

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