Caring for ourselves.....

nightingale, RN · Mar 21, 2002

I agree.. we do need to care more for ourselves so we can care effectively for other people. Here is a nice poem from that website:

The word nurse has meaning

Or so it seems to me.

It isn't just a title

Used to describe an employee.

Exploring our chosen field

We can attempt to try and define.

What is our origin and history

That brings our skills to mind?

Nurse must have come from two words.

The first three letters -- N, U, R,

Surely must be deriven from

The nurturing given to patients near and far.

The end of the word is easy.

The letters -- S, E, stand for "see".

We observe and assess constantly

So that advocates we can be.

Assessment is a keen skill,

Fine tuned and constantly improving.

Nurses then do intervention and planning

To get patients on their feet and moving!

Our rewards are rich and bountiful.

We teach prevention and assist the sick.

A smile, a touch and infinite caring

Add to the grand profession we've picked!

-- Paula Guise, RN

:) :) :)

Mary Dover · Mar 21, 2002

Thank you so much HealingTouch. I just added it to my favorites and created a desktop shortcut to it, without even reading anything there yet. Somehow I just know, I will need it. And need it, and need it.........

Mary