tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post7808529517764977041..comments2023-06-14T03:36:55.988-07:00Comments on Head Nurse: Nursing Students: A Love LetterJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520599099436383317noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-87324708243371644592009-02-01T10:04:00.000-08:002009-02-01T10:04:00.000-08:00Hi.. Im a nursing student, this is my last semeste...Hi.. Im a nursing student, this is my last semester, graduation is coming, and I really feel pressured, It’s because I don’t know if im going to graduate because of my nursing audit subject.. I know I can make it, thankyou for your wonderful work.., I love to read it and you really encourage me, hope to read more! Godbless!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-49722545970307308322007-11-20T05:11:00.000-08:002007-11-20T05:11:00.000-08:00I'm about to graduate this semester and i was surp...I'm about to graduate this semester and i was surprised about what you wrote on the 4th paragraph. "I love that they think they know nothing, when in reality, they know quite a lot."<BR/><BR/>That inspired me. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-30216086275558227472007-11-13T10:28:00.000-08:002007-11-13T10:28:00.000-08:00Your post was sooo helpful. I still have quite a w...Your post was sooo helpful. I still have quite a ways to go... Some days I wonder if I can make it...Thanks for the encouragement!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-56704178364491048852007-11-11T20:34:00.000-08:002007-11-11T20:34:00.000-08:00Jo, per usual, late to the party, but ever so than...Jo, per usual, late to the party, but ever so thankful for your love the students and willingness to teach. I hope you keep that love with you through your years of nursing. It means more to the students than you will ever know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-86125135919664283502007-11-08T22:31:00.000-08:002007-11-08T22:31:00.000-08:00THANK YOU!!! This is so encouraging to hear! I'm s...THANK YOU!!! This is so encouraging to hear! I'm slugging my way through to the end of the semester right now. I keep hearing that it will get better... it's nice to hear that from yet another person!<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for your support to nursing students and being willing to work with them - it means more than you can imagine!Nickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410704822642959570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-11062862283148723132007-11-08T22:27:00.000-08:002007-11-08T22:27:00.000-08:00Thanks so much for this blog. It was very encourag...Thanks so much for this blog. It was very encouraging. And I definitely need more of that these days. And now here's an end to the "nurses' notes"... leahtan UBC SN. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-13147953664394587332007-11-06T12:32:00.000-08:002007-11-06T12:32:00.000-08:00Thank you. I'm almost crying. We worry about getti...Thank you. I'm almost crying. We worry about getting in y ou guy's way, it's so nice to hear you say all of that.<BR/><BR/>A Nursing Studentminority midwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908138985132917245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-48487850512942890682007-11-05T10:27:00.000-08:002007-11-05T10:27:00.000-08:00I'm a nursing student and you sound like an amazin...I'm a nursing student and you sound like an amazing preceptor to shadow and work with during a clinical/rotation day. I could count the preceptors I've had like you(b/c you sound like you make a great preceptor!)Student Nursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02203810938386696413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-71613718511524697252007-11-03T14:18:00.000-07:002007-11-03T14:18:00.000-07:00You can sort of take this funny saying and make it...You can sort of take this funny saying and make it work for nurses: "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend, but inside of a dog it's too dark to read."<BR/><BR/>Same thing for nursing students, only they don't fit inside most dogs. <BR/><BR/>Did I really write that? Darn. It's been a long week.shrimplatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08347542266047278227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-35780772031298661642007-11-02T19:02:00.000-07:002007-11-02T19:02:00.000-07:00I love you to the point of stupidity. That is all...I love you to the point of stupidity. <BR/><BR/>That is all.Penny Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13154829540938334107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-50872363147349951702007-11-02T17:37:00.000-07:002007-11-02T17:37:00.000-07:00It's good to feel appreciated. Instructors are dem...It's good to feel appreciated. <BR/>Instructors are demanding.<BR/>Patients are needy.<BR/>Classmates are competitive.<BR/>Nurses are irritable.<BR/><BR/>Appreciate feels good right now as a student nurse. <BR/>:)Masked RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12613287604416597356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-10256628689100594652007-11-01T21:38:00.000-07:002007-11-01T21:38:00.000-07:00Holy crap, faking a kidney stone???? No, I have no...Holy crap, faking a kidney stone???? No, I have not heard that story. Wow.girl_in_greenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00337410012641477994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-45184132715636696002007-11-01T11:39:00.000-07:002007-11-01T11:39:00.000-07:00I would also like to second the sentiment that bei...I would also like to second the sentiment that being a nurse is MUCH better than being a nursing student. It's like finally being able to fly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-45858225711735572062007-11-01T11:37:00.000-07:002007-11-01T11:37:00.000-07:00I agree with everything you've said! Can I sign th...I agree with everything you've said! Can I sign this letter too? :)<BR/><BR/>SeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-74522001130458726162007-11-01T09:18:00.000-07:002007-11-01T09:18:00.000-07:00GiG and Mel, hold on. Being a nurse is SO much bet...GiG and Mel, hold on. Being a nurse is SO much better than being a nursing student, I can't even tell you. I promise.<BR/><BR/>GiG, did I ever tell you the story of the nurse who faked a kidney stone to get out of taking students? Fantastic example to set, there.<BR/><BR/>Melissa, things are horrible during your last two semesters. I lost tons of weight and hair and developed an ulcer. You'll live, though you might not want to. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Hold on, guys. It'll be over before you know it. <BR/><BR/>(((GiG and Melissa)))Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520599099436383317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-42579986656799587662007-10-31T22:40:00.000-07:002007-10-31T22:40:00.000-07:00Echoing the thanks for this post. I'm 4th semester...Echoing the thanks for this post. I'm 4th semester, about to graduate, and things are rough. I question much every day. Please keep encouraging, and supporting us. We need it. Thank you thank you thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-30427753207768439712007-10-31T20:30:00.000-07:002007-10-31T20:30:00.000-07:00Jo, thank you so much for posting this today. I ha...Jo, thank you so much for posting this today. I had a sh*tty day at clinical today, with a bunch of cranky, student-rejecting nurses on the floor, and your post nearly made me cry with relief. I'm going to make it through school. I'm going to be a nurse, dang it.girl_in_greenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00337410012641477994noreply@blogger.com