To be a nurse

To be a nurse you must listen with your ears.

To be a great nurse you listen with your ears, head and your heart.

To be a nurse you must care about a healthy improved outcome.

To be a great nurse you must care about the a healthy improved outcome, happiness, peace and understanding.

To be a nurse you must teach

To be a great nurse you must teach, others and yourself.

To be a nurse you must have knowledge

To be a great nurse you must be willing and able to have and SHARE knowledge.

To be a nurse you must be willing to sacrafice

To be a great nurse you must be willing to sacrafice your ego.

To be a nurse you must be willing to learn.

To be a great nurse you must be willing to understand that you have never learned enough.

To be a nurse you must be willing to dry tears.

To be a great nurse you must be willing to dry the tears of your patients and then your own.

To be a nurse you must be understanding of others.

To be a great nurse you must first understand yourself.

To be a nurse you must form and foster relationships and trust.

To be a great nurse you must form and foster relationship and trust with yourself.

To be a nurse you must lift up the spirits of others.

To be a great nurse you must lift up the spirits of others, humble yourself, praise, be willing and able to apologize, share in joy and sorrow, and never let your self shine brighter than your love for another being.

The more experience you have, the harder you must work to pass on the light. The moment we criticize, demean, belittle, ignore, or cease to help another is the moment that we extinguish our light in the world.

We are all flawed human beings.

When we admit that we are powerless, and we humble ourselves, accepting and ADMITTING openly our flaws, we find that we can finally live. Our problems become opportunities, we welcome challenges, and unwanted thoughts and situations become sources of energy and guidance.