A Nurse’s Simple Wish

Dear Patients and Significant Others,

I would like to talk about my sentiments regarding the nursing profession before I go to my regular

"after job siesta",

Nurses are professionals. They studied four years in college and took a licensure exam. After passing

those requirements they render care, provide comfort, ensure security, give out health teachings, and save

lives. From womb to tomb they are always present. In terms of patients recuperation; they do most of the

job. They work with commitment and without the right to say "I can't do it anymore because I'm tired". They

sometimes ignore their hunger just to feed their starving patients. They try to forget about their aching arms

and back just to lift their patients and position them comfortably on their bed. They don't mind about their

dead tired feet so they can reach you in your room on-time for your due meds and regulate your IV fluids.

They don't show that they get hurt or annoyed when you scold them for things you don't understand. They

reschedule their own appointments because they work overtime just to finish their tasks. They hide their

tears to let you know that they are strong enough to handle difficult moments. They spend their own money

just to provide things you terribly needed that a hospital can't provide; like a piece of balloon for it is your

dying child's wish. They sometimes break hospital rules just to let your kid visit you in the ICU. They quarrel

with some doctors for disagreeing with their current management for you because it will cost you more harm

than good. They always wear a smile just to let you feel OK and clear your anxiety even it is a high risk

procedure. They make their own loved ones cry and hate them for not making it to their special day because

they need to relieve their colleague's post to ensure your delivery of care.

And what do they get out of all these? They get mocked for looking tired, stressed, and dirty after

work. They receive small amount of salaries. They are always present but often neglected. They do most of

the work but don't receive the credits for it. Often yelled at and not all the time thanked. 

But, the wonders of life are not about receiving earthly treasures. The idea of discharging their

patients because they are fully recovered, seeing your crippled husband being able to walk again, witnessing

the miracle of birth, making your pulse less wife's heart beats again, staring at your child's sweet smile at the

recovery room, and going home to their family whose been waiting for their "hero" to come back from work

are their kind of rewards sent by heaven. 

So the next time you have a nurse taking care of you, don't forget to smile back and thank him/her.

What you have beside you is a silent miracle worker of the hospital; brave, strong, humble, noble, all-

knowing, and most of all a hero! 

Send this message to all the nurses out-there so they may be inspired and be the best they ought to

be.

Sincerely yours,

JJBO RN