http://www.thenursinginspirationproject.com Nurses' Inspirational Stories — What's Yours? Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:38:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When I was in the fifth grade, my Dad came down with epilepsy. Grand Mal....although I guess it has another name now. The seizures terrified me, and, it was before the time that Dilantin was discovered. Nothing could be done. My Mother put something in his mouth ... http://www.thenursinginspirationproject.com/?p=165 When did I not want to be a nurse? Can't remember. As the middle child with an older sister and a younger brother, I pretty much did as I wanted as long as it was "within" bounds. They called me to get rid of bugs and to ... http://www.thenursinginspirationproject.com/?p=158 On my way to work this particular day, I was thinking about a two-week vacation that would start after two more shifts. Excited and feeling on top of the world, vacation time was almost here. I sauntered into the hospital relaxed and anxious to get started, thinking, one ... http://www.thenursinginspirationproject.com/?p=140 When public interest was first generated by the notion of living while dying, I was intrigued. The idea of death as a continuum of life as proposed by leaders of the Hospice Movement, had a philosophical interest which sparked a yearning in me to be of service in a meaningful ... http://www.thenursinginspirationproject.com/?p=142 I'm Nancy in Jacksonville, FL. I was a divorced mom of 2 and worked in the Health Dept. part time and as a medical transcriber the rest of the time. All the nurses I worked with were so enthusiastic about the profession; and I wanted to be an ... http://www.thenursinginspirationproject.com/?p=144 I was the oldest of 9 children, so the role of "little mother" came naturally to me and in "mothering" nursing soon followed. I loved caring for my small brothers and sisters. I also had 2 uncles, Tom and Jim, who were physicians and an Aunt Patty,who was ... http://www.thenursinginspirationproject.com/?p=145 I have been a nurse for 26 years. I have worked in clinics, ER, ICU, Cath labs, and medical surgical units. I will always remember my first job in the nursing field. It was the summer between my junior and senior year in high school. My great-grandfather was being taken ... http://www.thenursinginspirationproject.com/?p=137 My name is Jill Henderson and I have been an RN for 37 years. I live in Jacksonville, Forida and work as a Nurse Educator at Mayo Clinic Florida in the Mayo Clinic Hospital. I have been a CCU nurse, a floor nurse, a school nurse, a college instructor and ... http://www.thenursinginspirationproject.com/?p=111 Kathy, Neptune Beach, Fl MY mother was a nurse, and my father said I needed to be able to support myself. I loved it from the first day, and that was 40 years ago. It was never the same from day to day, and when you work in a ... http://www.thenursinginspirationproject.com/?p=113 I have been a nurse for 40 years and 36 years has been that of a surgical nurse.This however, was not my initial desire as a young high school graduate. I had my sights set high on being a creative hair stylist and paid my tuition to "beauty school". My ... http://www.thenursinginspirationproject.com/?p=115