Check in to give Props for the profession of Nurses.

[trumad]

They really don't get their due but they most certainly should.

I've had some pretty serious surgeries in my life-- Brain Surgery to remove a couple of tumors---a Two-Level Back Fusion--that quite frankly was 100 times worse than the Brain surgery.

Both times I remember waking up to Angels who were there for my every need. They were Nurses and they were wonderful.

My wife was recently in the hospital after an accident and I marveled as I watched them take care of her. They are committed, they work long hours, and most love their jobs.

I'm here to tell you---I LOVE NURSES!

Tru

A funny read: http://www.buzzfeed.com/farrahpenn/horror-stories-from-nurses#.wcYQ7RN9P

[shenmue]

1. Thank you, nurses

[Scuba]

2. This former healthcare "suit" knows about nurses. So do most Americans ...

http://www.gallup.com/poll/180260/americans-rate-nurses-highest-honesty-ethical-standards.aspx

Americans Rate Nurses Highest on Honesty, Ethical Standards

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In 2014, Americans say nurses have the highest honesty and ethical standards. Members of Congress and car salespeople were given the worst ratings among the 11 professions included in this year's poll. Eighty percent of Americans say nurses have "very high" or "high" standards of honesty and ethics, compared with a 7% rating for members of Congress and 8% for car salespeople.

Americans have been asked to rate the honesty and ethics of various professions annually since 1990, and periodically since 1976. Nurses have topped the list each year since they were first included in 1999, with the exception of 2001 when firefighters were included in response to their work during and after the 9/11 attacks. Since 2005, at least 80% of Americans have said nurses have high ethics and honesty. Two other medical professions -- medical doctors and pharmacists -- tie this year for second place at 65%, with police officers and clergy approaching 50%.

[trumad]

3. Yep

[Blus4u]

4. I soon will be 64 and except for a tonsillectomy when I was 5 years old,

I had never spent a day in the hospital until this year. I wound up with a 13 day hospital stay in late April followed by another 5 day stay in critical care in early June.

I was tended to by lots of nurses during those 18 days. And without a doubt they were the god send that kept me alive. They are the buffer between administration and patient, doctor and patient, and often, family and patient. These nurses were from the U.S., Africa, Phillipines, Vietnam, and China.

The one thing they had in common other than their professionalism, was their desire to see me comfortable and progressing. Truly Angels on Mercy!

Peace

[tk2kewl]

5. Nurses are fantastic

and often our health care system lets everything fall through the cracks so that nurses are the last and only ones who get a shot at making the right call for a patients care - way too much responsibility and way too under appreciated.

[pinboy3niner]

6. I've had lots of nurses, and one Army nurse literally saved my life in Vietnam

I LOVE nurses!

[justhanginon]

7. Years ago, I spent quite a bit of time in the hospital

mass producing kidney stones. Nurses are what keep you sane in the hospital and are a huge part of the healing process. Their competence, caring and TLC make them my heroes. I so admire anyone going into that profession and thank them for their choice of occupation.

[Sophiegirl]

8. 5 years ago in May

A nurse quite literally save my life. Every year, in May, I send a card to let her know how grateful I will always be and make sure she knows I will never forget her. She works at a wonderful hospital that treats their staff incredibly well.

[HuckleB]

9. Nurses rock! And their education is really difficult.

[tabasco]

10. One of the toughest jobs out there.

I couldn't do it.

[trumad]

11. When I was a young man--- around 19---I wanted to be a Nurse.

Until someone pointed out the cleaning of bedpans. No thanks.

[Prism]

12. The most horrifying/morbidly hilarious OR story in history

Has got to be this one. Warning: it is not for the faint of heart.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/xo41d/doctorsnursesredditors_what_has_been_your_most/c5o9xu2?context=3

[jalan48]

13. Nurses are the best.

I had a major surgery five years ago and the nurses were great. Even though I was a big baby they still provided the best service-I wouldn't have made it through my hospital stay without them.

[Omaha Steve]

14. I beat Peggy to an R on this???

K&R!

OS

[pinboy3niner]

16. Nice work, Quicksdraw!

[niyad]

15. angels, indeed.

[NuclearDem]

17. A good friend of mine is a nurse at a children's hospital.

Props to all of them!

[packman]

18. God Bless Nurses

underpaid and over worked. You may see your doctor for a few minutes at the hospital, but the nurse is always there.

[geardaddy]

19. Thank you nurses! n/t

[Warpy]

20. Backs are buggers, sorry you had to go through it,

and I dread the day mine finally pops for good and I have to go in for surgery. i wrecked it in 25 years of nursing.

So thanks for the props, but please don't call us angels. We're tough, smart people who could have done just about anything and have seen it all. Nurses also have the foulest mouths out there, they outcuss any rock'n'roll roadie I worked with in the 60s-70s.

[MuseRider]

28. :-)

Add to that the stories we will carry to our graves. Between my husband's stories from his brief time as deputy coroner and my ER/ICU stories we can put a room full of people off their feed, but we don't. We can always crack each other up until we pass along ourselves though. Humans, wow.

[Surya Gayatri]

21. My best and oldest friend is a nurse. Can't say enough good about her and about the profession.

[GoneFishin]

22. Nurses are awesome.

[rurallib]

23. Just getting ready to go to my nurse practitioner for a checkup

Why do I go to an NP? Because they care and they actually listen and discuss things with me.

Been giving blood forever and the nurses are always there to take care of me. Nurses are #1 with me.

[JayhawkSD]

24. Noncoms of the medical profession.

My father was a physician and a career military officer, and once said the nurses were the non-comissioned officers of the medical profession. Some, particularly those with a military background, may recognize that that was a very high compliment.

He also said that the military would function less effectively without its officers, but that it could not function at all without its sergeants. Think about it.

Nurses, by the way, who generally dislike doctors, adored him. He treated them with courtesy and respect, reflecting his attitude that he could not do his job without them. That was one of many things about him that made him a really good father, too.

[pnwmom]

25. I love nurses, too!

[angryvet]

26. I'm a retired nurse

and I think they are all terrific and don't get enough props.

[MuseRider]

27. Thank you for this. :-)

I retired from many years in the ICU to raise my kids. I missed it like mad. I loved that job. It is always nice to have someone thank you, we usually were asked to thank the doctor for the families. In those days (not THAT long ago) patients families rarely saw us working was the probable reason for that. I think the rules have lightened up a bit since then. Hard work but the best, most rewarding job in the world other than raising kids.

[Jim Lane]

29. My mother was a nurse

So I agreed with your sentiment even before I got cancer. Every nurse I encountered was excellent.

[steve2470]

30. nurses rock, I married one nt

[Cal Carpenter]

31. Major props

Some of my very favorite people in this world are nurses.

Cheers!

[sheshe2]

32. Grandmother...

Mother, Sister, Niece all nurses.

They are awesome.

Thanks Trumad.