WHAT IS A NURSING
STUDENT?
Student nurses are
one of the nicest things that can happen to
a hospital.
They come in all
sizes, shapes, uniforms, and caps.
They show up
everywhere- in wards, in utility rooms, at chart
desks and in classrooms.
Doctors yell at
them; interns tolerate them; residents overlook
them; mothers worry about them.
A student nurse is
courage under a cap, ambition in a crispy
starched uniform, energy in a
person.
She’s a dedicated
heart, a cheerful smile, a comforting voice.
A student nurse
likes days off, mealtime, her significant others,
pediatrics,certain doctors, pretty clothes, and yes her nursing
school.
She doesn’t care
much for alarm clocks, getting up for roll
calls, making beds, or walking
long halls.
A student nurse is a wonderful person. No one
else gets so much
pleasure from adjusting a bed or fluffing a
pillow.
No one else gets
such satisfaction from changing a bandage or
holding a cool drink to dry lips.
You can criticize her
but you cannot dishearten her.
You can hurt her
feelings but you cannot make her quit.
Her hours are long,
her studies are difficult, but she is a hard
working woman, full of
determination.
And she looks
forward to that wonderful day when she can
proudly say – “I’m a nurse.”
-Author and source unknown
