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packman

(16,296 posts) Thu May 12, 2016, 12:56 PM May 2016

MAY 12 - International Nurses Day - A shout out

to the most undervalued, overworked, and most admired professions IMHO - Bless them

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MAY 12 - International Nurses Day - A shout out (Original Post) packman May 2016 OP

K & R femmocrat May 2016 #1

I am so with you on that rurallib May 2016 #2

Absolutely. IrishEyes May 2016 #3

A BIG shout out for nurses! csziggy May 2016 #4

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

1. K & R

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu May 12, 2016, 01:32 PM

May 2016

rurallib

(62,444 posts)

2. I am so with you on that

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu May 12, 2016, 03:16 PM

May 2016

had a procedure today and a couple of great nurses saw me through.
One male and one female BTW.

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)

3. Absolutely.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu May 12, 2016, 07:33 PM

May 2016

It is a noble profession. I wanted to be a nurse when I was younger. They don't get enough respect from some people.

csziggy

(34,137 posts)

4. A BIG shout out for nurses!

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu May 12, 2016, 08:38 PM

May 2016

Mom was a RN, a Navy Nurse in WWII, and worked pediatrics for years. She was an amazing woman in her prime. Now she has to rely on other, less well trained, nurses and aides to care for her - and she HATES it. She still wants to be the one in charge - once a nurse, always a nurse!

My favorite nurse:

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