On Your Mark, Get Set...GO.
Today’s the day I became a nurse.
Well, not really, it was perhaps a year ago, when I first graduated, when I first received the results that told me I had passed my licensing exam,
No, that wasn’t real.
It’s been a series of realizations, a series of small realities, a series of obstacles,
a series of firsts.
Reality,
The first time I wore my badge,
The first time someone called me nurse,
The first time I looked over my shoulder,
..waiting for her to show up.
The first time I signed RN
Reality,
The first patient solely my responsibility;
…no fellow students, no educator, no preceptor
(Oh my)
The first patient I bonded with,
The first patient who crapped out on me,
The first patient who expired,
The first patient that began to haunt me at night
Reality,
The first patient who challenged my intellect,
…challenged my license
…challenged my patience
…challenged my reactivity
Reality,
The first patient who taught me about hope
The first patient who taught me about courage
The first patient who taught me about faith
The first patient who taught me the importance,
..of letting go
Reality,
The first patient who encouraged me to think
The first patient who encouraged me to put aside
…fear,
The first patient who encouraged me to believe
..there’s more to our abilities,
..despite the walls that are unclear.
Reality,
The first patient who reminded me today was all we have
..but to believe in the tomorrows too.
The first patient who reminded me what it means to feel, to hurt, to love,
…to feel blue
The first patient who reminded me the relevance of simplicity in life
The first patient who reminded me resentments have no place in care,
..in change
The first patient who reminded me we are the change
The first patient who reminded me the power of
advocacy
The first patient who reminded me,
I am a nurse
Today was a first, tomorrow would be too. On your mark, get set, go.
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