Happy Inter'l Nurses Day

In honor of this being National Nurses Day, to all members of Zity.biz who are actual nurses or have been nurses or have family member who are in the nursing profession, we salute you on day when we recognize your service to this country. SALUTE! 😄

Thank you Curly66. I greatly appreciate the salute. We nurses work so hard, we don't make that good of money for what is required from us and for all we do and have to know. It's an honorable profession and one that I can honestly say I am proud of. Also, I am always proud to say that I am a nurse.

Yesterday I was at my auction house that I go to every Wednesday. I sell a lot on Ebay and that's where I get my items to sell. I have been going there for probably 10 years or so. Needless to say us regulars are sort of like a huge dysfunctional family of sorts, lol. But the owner and head auctioneer at the start of the auction announced that it was National Nurses Day/Week and that people should stop and thank a nurse. Then he called me up front and everyone stood up and applauded. He does that for the Vets on Vets day, as well he should, but he's never done that for me before. I was a little embarrassed, but I was very moved, touched and honored that my second family took the time to say thanks to me. I actually got a little teary over it.

You know I have said this a thousand times in the past but it's worth saying again. We nurses and all medical professionals for that matter work very hard, long hours. We put our lives and the lives of our families second to our patients and our jobs. Our loved ones often suffer because we GOOD nurses are dedicated. At the end of the day which NEVER end on time by the way, we are exhausted, starving, emotionally drained. We often times are covered in blood, sputum, urine, emesis, or fecal material, or any combination of those. Our hair is a mess, we are sweat drenched, and usually smell a lot different than we did when we started. We often have been bit, hit, kicked, slapped and or punched. But at the end of the day we walk out the door with our heads held high knowing that we made a difference to someone that day. All we really want in return for our daily sacrifices is for someone to say thank you.

So seriously, if you know a nurse take a second and let them know that they do make a difference and that you recognize that they work hard. I promise you you will see the biggest smile you have ever seen, and will probably see a tear or two.

Mashie

If not for nurses a lot of veterans would not be here. Invite a nurse to lunch or dinner just because. You are all wonderful Thank You

Yup...I'm at attention right now. 😃

I'm sure there are a few, but I've never met a bad nurse.

Thanks to all y'all.

Nurses are awesome😃

*cookie bows down to all nurses of zity.biz and those i know*

I am able to walk and sit today only because my nurses were patient with me.Nursing is an "art".

I had so many fractures and wounds and incisions still how nurses were able to change ,bathe(bed baths) me without noticable discomfort Is a mystery to me . My nurses took care of me as if I am their kid .

Just this morning when I woke up my physio nurse was here along with full time burse ,I wished them and i let them know if they werent there to give me emotional support , I had lost hope to survive and to be able to walk again

Before every surgery my nurse calmed me in such way even my parents or best friend couldnt.

*bows again*

~cookie

Thanks curly! It's nice to know that Gallups most trusted profession for a zillion years in a row has people who actually appreciate what we do enough to remember nurses day (or where I work we celebrate for a whole week ?).

Today is International Nurses Day .

I know there are some real life nurses on this forum that provide us with real information to keep us safe .

I'd also like to Thank nurses everywhere for all they do . You are amazing !!!!

So Thankyou from me for all the hours of dedication , support and care you give . It is appreciated .

Nikki

The last time I had ankle surgery I went into for a surgical consultation a few days before. I had a brief medical exam followed by a sit down with some OR nurses and technicians who made feel at ease. I told the them "You guys are the nuts and bolts of this operation. I love my nuts...and bolts." A good laugh shared by a professional and human staff.

Nurses Rock

Those that I've known casually & professionally have all been exemplary individuals...they deserve every respect,performing many often laborious thankless tasks & do so with pride...So just a simple thank you to all for/in being there when called upon.

Australian nursing at the top--20 Consecutive years @ No1...Pity some other professions fail to live up to the standards nursing sets.

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Nurses are among my heroes! I cannot imagine getting through life without them. We couldn't do without doctors, either, but it's nurses who actually CARE for us after the doctor finishes the surgery or moves to the next hospital or exam room. I try to like every nurse I meet, even the grumpy one who after I took a moment to thank her for stitching up my finger, finally smiled and said she was finishing a 12 hour shift and they were short staffed all day. So on this special day, I say thank you once again for everything you do. You make our lives better and healthier, even with your needles and tubes and other things you poke into us!

Those that I've known casually & professionally have all been exemplary individuals...they deserve every respect,performing many often laborious thankless tasks & do so with pride...So just a simple thank you to all for/in being there when called upon.

Absolutely @That Australian. I began working with nurses many decades ago and they took the time to teach me the right way to do things and the right way to treat people. And that was at a time when nurses were not treated as the professionals they truly are (and were).

There was a trailer running on US television for a new series called "Complications". in one scene a doctor is telling someone, who was a nurse, "that's not the plan." Her response, before taking action, was: "Doctors plan; nurses do what works." How true.

As a physician I can say that nurses truly save my ass. As a patient nurses have saved my ass.

I personally want to say thank you to everyone who has responded to this thread. I have never really been proud of myself or what I have done in my life. I mean I have been but most people can say they are proud that they got a certain job, learned a new skill and so on, but when I became a nurse I was proud that I made it through school while basically being a single parent of two small kids, and working a full 40 hour work week as an STNA yes I was proud of myself for those things, but I was truly proud to say and could say, I am a nurse. See the difference? I am proud of my profession and all it stands for. We work very hard, don't get paid crap for what we do but those of us who feel as I do continue doing because it's who we are. Nursing for us good ones isn't a job, it's a privilege and an honor. And seriously, all we really want is for a simple thank you once in a while. And maybe a tin of cookies, lol, hehehe. Just kidding.

Mashie

I just saw this thread for the first time now because it came up on the Recently Updated list. I thought I remembered Nurse's Day being recently, but wasn't a member for long then. I'm a physician and mom was an RN, regarded by her multiple surgeon employers as one of the best in the business. I've never met a harder worker or better people person than her. God Bless all you nurses and your dedication to your work. Some of my best friends at work over many years have been nurses. And I wouldn't mind finding one now for me since I'm divorced and looking. All the best to you.

The last two years have proven just how valuable the nursing profession truly is

And to those that paid the ultimate price by not sacrificing their ideals the people's of this world owe you all a debt of gratitude

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Absolutely - true heroes!!!

Mom was one of those “real life nurses” who, had I been a little more dedicated(?) would have had me going into the medical profession. Years with the VA and then more years as a Supervising Psych Nurse at a LARGE facility…gawd the stories she came home with (night shift much of her career!!) The nurses of those days (yes, there probably are a few of them on here today) were a breed unto themselves. No disrespect to those who are currently in the profession…my hat's off to you, too…but those were, indeed, different times!! (By the way, enemas were part of the job then!!! lol) Send a nurse to my room with a Fleet's in hand anytime!!