In 18 years of my career, I’ve heard this phrase many times, but today it seemed to irritate me more than usual… Was that all I was? JUST a nurse?

I’ve helped bring many children into the world, but I’m just a nurse; I’ve held the hands of the dying as they took their last breaths, but I’m just a nurse;

I’ve revived patients who were clinically dead for seconds and helped them come back to life, but I’m just

a nurse; I’ve held parents in my arms after they’ve seen their children pass away, but I’m just a nurse; I can draw blood, tend to wounds, but I’m just a nurse;

I’ll miss Christmas days, my children’s birthdays, their school events to come to work and care for your

loved ones, but I’m just a nurse; I can resuscitate a newborn, a child, or an adult, but I’m just a nurse.

I have the experience and knowledge to save lives, and even though I’m just a nurse, I take pride in that!”