Happy Nurses Day

i guess i'm saying happy nurses day to myself. someday i'll know it's nurses day before the actual day...it always sneaks up on me! i just wanted to take a minute and acknowledge who i have become. it's still hard for me to say that i'm a nurse. a nurse! i first wanted to be a nurse when i was in college, but didn't pursue it. then somehow i got the nerve to go to nursing school later and actually followed through with it. here's me on my first day of school and my first day of clinical...huh, never realized that my first day outfit is in the same color family as my scrubs. how cute.


i'm actually really proud of myself and what i've achieved. i'm a nurse and a nurse practitioner! some people don't even know what that is, but that's okay with me. usually after someone's first experience with an NP, they're hooked :)

i was told this week that i'm "nice" and "kind" and "capable" and was thanked for the attention i gave my patients. i was even told that my patients and their doctors have complimented me to my boss. maybe they're being nice because of nurses week? maybe not. maybe i've finally become a nurse.