Just a Nurse Contest
I have always wanted to run a Just a Nurse contest. People can see what I have written on my posters and bookmarks on Just a Nurse. But what about you — working nurses. So here I go, I am inviting anyone who reads this and anyone who cares to make this go viral to write a couple of lines a la my Just a Nurse riff to amplify it.
For example:
I’m just a nurse, I just teach physicians about medications
I’m just a nurse, I just advise medical equipment companies about how to make better devices
I’m just a nurse, I make sure patients don’t get the wrong dose of medications
You see what I’m after. Please give it a go and send it on to ask others to do it. For my contest, I will judge the best offerings and then send whomever wins — there will be three winners — a copy of my Just a Nurse poster as a gift. Please make this go viral and then we can post things on this website.
I am just a pediatric nurse practitioner, I immunize your child against life threatening diseases.
I’m just a Nurse I make sure my patients do not die alone.
Just a Nurse
it was JUST a nurse that held my hand when I got sutures for the first time
it was JUST a nurse that gave me a lollipop when those sutures were removed
it was JUST a nurse that explained in layman’s terms what my injury was
it was JUST a nurse that took away the butterflies before surgery
it was JUST a nurse that held my Mom when she was told Dad’s cancer was terminal
it was JUST a nurse that brought coffee and comfort during those long visits to the hospital
it was JUST a nurse that gave us smiles and understanding
it was JUST a nurse that gave Dad the dignity her deserved while he was dying
it was JUST a nurse that said “I’m sorry for your loss.”
it was JUST a nurse that said it was ok to cry when Dad passed
it is JUST a nurse that wears a uniform
and like most anyone in uniform, they are JUST heroes
I’m just a nurse, I just help patients and families in their last hours of life and I just am there to welcome new babies into the world, and I just take care of everyone in between of every culture, race, socioeconomic status with love and acceptance. I am just a nurse.
Well, I’m a pediatric nurse. I just hold a crying parent in my arms after the doctor informs them that their child has a brain tumor…
I’m just a nurse, I’m the one who will make sure your surgery team knows everything about your history before you enter the OR suite.
I am a nurse…I care about people…I take care of people…it is not a job it is my life…24-7.
I’m just a nurse, I held my patient’s hand as she cried wondering how she would ever heal her debilitating wound.
I’m just a nurse, I fixed a bowl of mixed up medication to be in a med organizer , so my patient would take her prober meds and not die of an overdose.
I’m just a nurse, I teach patients about their disease process, how their medications work alone & in combination with each other, review symptoms to monitor, and listen to their fears as they progress on their health journey while taking care of four other individuals.
I’m just a nurse, when I nurture new interns and new nurse graduates, socialize them to the complexity of healthcare, and care for a full patient assignment.
I’m just a nurse. I translate medical jargon into simple understandable terms that people can understand.
I am just a nurse. I breathe life into people who have died.
I reduce the suffering of people who are dying making their last days comfortable.
I help families to share a common goal making their experience of a dying parent/child bearable.
I’m Just a nurse…I informed the ED attending that the patients cardiac monitor pattern had ST elevation and was a STEMI.
I’m just a nurse….I questioned the dose of a resident’s order for a beta blocker that was more than double what should be given.
I’m just a nurse who does things other people could never have the courage or patience to do so.
I may be just a nurse, but I’ll be a compassionate, caring, loving nurse taking care of your child when they come to me for cancer treatments, when they’re in pain, sick, dying, and I’ll be comforting and give love as I have so much I want to give, and now have a greater purpose.
I am just a nurse.