why nursing is working for me

trish is teaching for a different reason than the others.
she's targeting those grown up enough to make a fast change. she's part of the greater good. none of the cutesy games & activities. she's not targeting the young nurse who thinks blood is gross but thinks she can make a small difference. this woman wants changes.
she truly believes that nurses are the first to push for primary health care in our country. maybe it's not too late for our health care system. maybe that idea of universality and accessibility can stay....if we act fast. the 2-tier system may be upon us very shortly.
maybe that's why the level of education has increased for nursing students. more education could equal more intelligence. at the very least, 4 years worth can definitely weed out the not-so-serious, or the ones in it for money (and they do exist! there are a lot easier ways to make way more money, seriously. get into ad sales).
so maybe the increase in education years is not helping the shortage of nurses we're facing. but maybe if we look at it as a shortage in the short term. it's a small sacrifice to make for nurses who are passionate enough to stick it through. nurses who can make a difference.

Music to my ears: Amon Tobin's Permutations
Words to live by: "Nursing is most truly said to be a high calling, an honourable calling. But what does the honour lie in? In working hard during your training to learn and to do all things perfectly. The honour does not lie in putting on Nursing like your uniform. Honour lies in loving perfection, consistency, and in working hard for it: in being ready to work patiently: ready to say not "How clever I am!" but "I am not yet worthy; and I will live to deserve to be called a Trained Nurse"." ~Florence Nightingale (advice to nursing students, 1873)

In reality: The kink at the edge of the solar system