Sunday, September 16, 2007

Nursing Class of 2009

My friends have asked recently what the future nurses from Helene Fuld are like. Everyone is curious to know what kind of people are interested in joining the nursing field. My male friends want to know if the woman are beautiful and have any plans of wearing raunchy nursing outfits while my female friends want to know more about the muscle capabilities of the future male nurses. Recently a friend asked a question that no one has asked me. She wanted to know what positive qualities my nursing friends possess that will enable them to be compassionate, caring nurses. So, I thought about it and came up with the following list:

Carrie: Carrie is a walking brain. If you need an answer, and you want the correct one, Call Carrie. Not only will she be a nurse who always stays on her toes, she is one of the best listeners I have met in my life. She listens without giving her opinions or forced advice.

Nick: Yes, he brings muscle but he also brings the strongest desire I have ever encountered to help another person out. He is sincere and will be a nurse that makes his patients feel like they are important and that they are listened to. His sense of humor doesn't hurt.

Rachel: Rachel shows determination and will. She doesn't give up and works very hard for everything. She will give 110% to her patients and will guarantee that they get the care they deserve.

Donna: Donna is the perfect example of long suffering and hard work. She is going through so much right now and yet she never complains and she just does what she needs to. She will be an excellent nurse because she can put aside her problems and just focus on someone else 100%. She is very giving and sincere.

I could go on and on and on. I could give one reason for everyone in that class to persevere and press forward with nursing because they are all going to make excellent nurses. I truly hope that everyone in my program makes it through because I realized when that question was asked to me that everyone in my program possesses a quality that will make them compassionate, caring nurses.

1 comments:

Mom2B0703 said...

Shannon - she is going to be the kind of nurse that can always put things together, that looks at the whole and not the part. She has an amazing ability to look at the whole picture and think why is this so. She doesn't see one task at a time, she sees everything at the same time. She is going to be an wonderful, holistic nurse who completely advocates for her patient.