A Nurse's Manifesto

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(from the blog "PEE AND SYMPATHY")

I'm stepping up to the plate and out of the box.

I'm a real Nurse: Not the kind of nurse who's stuck to the seat with Elmer's glue, or the clipboard nurse in a starched lab coat looking for errors, or even the nurse who is perpetually late.

I am not an rn (resting nurse).

I'm a Warlord Nurse, marinating in overtime, who fights for intergrity and compassionate care.

Regarding lazy nurses and aides: A wise Nurse Chen once told me, "A crow is black all over the world."

Then she would go into the pantry and eat bitter melon, (raw).

Nurse Chen was hard-core, but she was hard-working and never suffered from indigestion (nor indignation).

I eat bitter melon of a different kind.

Every time I suffer the indignation of a physician who yells at me, I swallow...

Every time a nurse's aide rolls their eyes when I ask for simple vital signs, I swallow...

Every time a nurse hangs up on me when I'm trying to give report, I swallow...

I protect and serve. I am a healthcare soldier.

I belong to the division called N.U.R.S.E.

Necessary

Unsung hero

Resilient

Selfless

Essential

It begins with us...and ends with us. We take all the bitter melons and make melonade.

I am stepping up. And I am demanding respect.

I'm a real N.U.R.S.E.

Can I get an Amen?

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Specializes in M/S, MICU, CVICU, SICU, ER, Trauma, NICU.

Agree with everything, but the "swallowing" part.

Oh my...that doesn't sound too right, does it.....

bad girl.

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Specializes in ED, OR, SAF, Corrections.
(from the blog "PEE AND SYMPATHY")

Can I get an Amen?

AMEN!:smokin:

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Specializes in ED, OR, SAF, Corrections.
Agree with everything, but the "swallowing" part.

Oh my...that doesn't sound too right, does it.....

Bwahahahahahaha! That was funny after a crappy night! And yes, I agree - everything but the swallowing part, LOL!

:hhmth:

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Specializes in Corrections, Cardiac, Hospice.

Agree with everything, but the "swallowing" part.

Oh my...that doesn't sound too right, does it.....

bad girl.

You need to freaking WARN people before posting that, darn near peed my pants, ROFLMAO!

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This is the best.

Oh, and Amen!

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Specializes in PICU, NICU, L&D, Public Health, Hospice.

Love this thread.

Amen.

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Specializes in LTC Family Practice.

AAAAAAAAAMEN

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Specializes in ED, Med-Surg, Psych, Oncology, Hospice.

Maybe the "swallow" seems passive to some but, to engage with these people saps one's positive energy and they then "own" a part of you.

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