So, who are you?

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40 years ago, the first thing out of my newly graduated mouth was "I'm a nurse!".

Over the years, that has changed:

I am a: Christian, wife (well widow now), mom, grandmother, sister, aunt, nurse, teacher, dog lover (have 3 at the moment), Scout leader, crocheter, hiker, traveler .....

So, who are you? How do you define yourself?  Where is nurse in that list? Have fun!

Specializes in Med-Surg, Geriatrics, Wound Care.

I am a wife. My husband on his (constant?) conference calls often informs his colleagues that "My wife is a nurse..." 

I am a coffee addict. I have no desire to quit, and aside from headaches does not negatively affect my life... I figure I'll be like my grandmother and die days after my last sip..

Probably "gamer" would be up there on my list. I can literally sit on my couch and play for 20 hours straight. I only play 1 or 2 games. 

Could be "geek", am in some "geek" groups. I like sci-fi and fantasy, but not a huge "fan-girl". 

I have family, but little contact with them (no children). I have a brown thumb that has tried repeatedly to have a garden or plants - I think I realized that I dislike the insects outside, heat, humidity and the sun - so perhaps gardening is not for me. I like hiking and outdoors (but again, bugs/sun).. I like cats (have a thing for Calicos), currently have 3 (one calico). I did crochet for a while, now I have boxes of yarn. 

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Specializes in ED, Tele, MedSurg, ADN, Outpatient, LTC, Peds.

I am a Lover of---

God

Family

People

Books n writing

Music n singing

Dogs n well dogs!

Oh! How come I forgot work?!

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After all these years I still think of myself as a paramedic and first responder who is now a nurse, even though I've not been on a truck since passing the NCLEX.  I like being a nurse, but loved being a medic.

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