Woohoo!
Nursing to me is helping those in need, either spiritually or physically. I can't recall the countless lives I've been a part of saving, which is monumental for me. Whether I've helped someone's heart to regain beating again via means of CPR, or helping as a part of the Donor Network team in providing life for many via means of harvesting organs. Other means includes arriving to many scenes of motor vehicle accidents, or those being hit by a motor vehicle (I kid you not with this one), or driving and overhearing a mother pleading for help as her young child was choking, therefore performing the Heimlich maneuver. Or simply using the Heimlich maneuver on Michael as a toddler as he would often place a rather large handful of something delicious in his mouth, while attempting to swallow the entire huge handful.
What does it mean to Michael as having a mommy as a nurse? It means we only go to the emergency department when he has a fracture, burn (that I am unable to take care of at home), or something life threatening. I suppose it can be difficult having a mommy as a nurse, however Adam & I must be doing something right as Michael swears that he wants to be a medic when he grows up. This seems to be the middle ground between a nurse and a fire fighter/EMT like his daddy.
Nursing to me, is a large piece of why I feel that I was placed in my body. Happy Nurses Week to all of my amazing colleagues! Cheers to us!
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| My nursing photo, taken 8 years ago. Here's to many more years of nursing! |
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