Good evening. I would like to start by sharing a quote from an unknown author: Being a nurse isn’t about grades, it’s about being who we are. No book can teach you how to cry with a patient. No class can teach you how to tell their family that their parent has died or is dying. No professor can teach you how to find dignity in giving someone a bed bath. A nurse is not about the pills or the charting. It’s about being able to love people when they are at their weakest moments. I would like to take a second and thank our wonderful instructors, especially Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Gregg, Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Jones. For always being there with your kind and encouraging words and giving us the tools necessary to become the great nurse you all knew we could be. We also want to thank you for dealing with us when we were also eagerly waiting for our exam grades. (It always seemed like we could never get them back fast enough) You have pushed us further than we could have ever pushed ourselves and for that we are very grateful. Thank you all very much. I’d would also like to thank all of our family and friends who are here tonight to share in our celebration of our achievement. You have …show more content…
I was never told it was like having two full time jobs. One job you are sitting at a desk for what seems like eternity and the other you are on your feet running back and forth getting report, assessments, starting IVs, d/c IVs, getting water and ice and o yeah looking for vital sign machines at 11 o’clock (which are like gold when you finally find one) There has been many sleepless nights for many of us as we have learned to adjust and juggle these two jobs. We have also spent many hours working on and turning in our concept maps that everyone loves so much, on time. My classmates and I have often wondered if it was possible to have coffee ran through an IV, set to run continuously at 20ml/hr with an IVPB of