A Poem for Nursing Students who are Moms

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Specializes in Geriatrics, pediatrics.

Neglected ChildrenAuthor unknown (but had to be aNursing student!)

Our home is seldom very clean

The meals are not as good

And we don't take a bath,

As we ordinarily would.

The hamper is overflowing,

The ironing is seldom done,

And the socks that were neatly in the drawer,

Are practically down to none.

She was a model mother,

The house was shiny and bright,

She was so even-tempered,

And a perfect "guiding light".

But all that now has changed,

Dust "neath the bed does pool",

Where is that wonderful mother?

Why Mother goes to school!

She has no time for cleaning,

We kids must do our best,

We're having eggs for dinner,

Cause Mom is having a test!

She got a terrible longing,

A nurse she wanted to be,

So she nagged our dad for tuition

And the poor guy had to agree!

So every morning she packs her books

And walks out of the door,

We'd like to try and stop her,

But we're sticking to the floor!

We take our vitamins and drink our juice,

Cause it would be terribly cruel,

If we caught a cold and fever

And Mother couldn't go to school!

So if you're in the hospital,

And on your back you lie

If you happen to see a student nurse

Tell Mom we all said - Hi!

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That's awesome. :)

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:Doh, this is so TRUE. funny! Thanks for posting...

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Specializes in Former MA and NA, now an LPN student.

omg that is great!!

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Specializes in Corrections.

Love it!

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aww, very touching and cute!

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I'm printing this out to put on my kid's bedroom doors. So cute!! (and true, lol)

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What a great poem!!!!! I am going to print it out and make copies for all the mothers in my class. Thanks:yeah:

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I just printed that out. How great is that poem!!

I wish it had been posted when I started school in March 07. I am now 2 months and 20 days from graduation :yeah:

But I'll give it to our nurse manager of the program and suggest that she put a copy in the "orientation packets" that all students get on the first day of school, maybe they will have the class read that poem aloud instead of reading the Nightengale Pledge, because in my opinion, its much more revelant to the first day of school for those entering to see exactly what they are getting themselves into :lol2:

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Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.

That is TOO cute.........and too true!! My family and I went through the same sort of thing when I was in nursing school years ago, only you've articulated it better than I could have back then. Bravo!!

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Specializes in Trauma/Surgery Floor.

Bwahahahahahaha!!! LOVE it!! It seems like the hardest thing about nursing school is balancing the family time with study time...

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Too cute and soooo true.

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