About NURSES:
About NURSES: Somebody asked: "You're a nurse? That's cool, I wanted to do that when I was a kid. How much do you make?" The nurse replied: "HOW MUCH DO I MAKE?" ... I can make holding your hand seem like the most important thing in the world when you're scared. ... I can make your child breathe when they stop. ... I can help your father survive a heart attack. ... I can make myself get up at 5 a.m. to make sure your mother has the medicine she needs to live. ... I work all day to save the lives of strangers. ... I make my family wait for dinner until I know your family member is taken care of. ... I make myself skip lunch so that I can make sure that everything I did for your wife today is charted. ... I make myself work weekends and holidays because people don't just get sick Monday thru Friday. ... Today, I might save your life. ... How much do I make? All I know is, I make a difference. Re-post not only if you are a nurse or you love a nurse, but most importantly, re-post this if you respect their work.
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My Sister who is a Nurse posted this on her Facebook page... I am not sure where it came from or who wrote it.... but I toast all good nurses who help those we love everyday.
YM
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the did everything
until the time came
then they did everything, some more
i love the nurses
Salute! 
is a nurse practitioner and teaches nursing at the local university. nurses rock!
It takes a special person to be a great nurse. Thank you again. 
than just the acknowledgement... how about a 
I was a wounded soldier who'd been medevac'd to an evac. hospital. I had a facial wound and, choking on blood and fragments of bone and teeth, and it was a struggle to breathe and to stay conscious.
The ORs were full of other casualties we'd sent back, so my gurney was rolled against a wall until an O.R. was available. A nurse came back to check on me and discovered I'd stopped breathing. Thanks to her diligence, they were able to do a tracheostomy in time. I was 21, and my nurse truly was a lifesaver.
Afterward, I continued to receive excellent care from many nurses over a long term of treatment. Ever since then, nurses have always had a special place in my heart. 
I can certainly see why you feel the way you do.
thanks for this one!
It takes a special kind of person to do that work. I know-- My mother, 2 of my sisters and a niece are nurses. Niece is just a CNA (right now) but is working toward her RN. And hey, they do some important work too. CNA's I mean.
Thanks for posting this Yooperman. I will pass it on to them.