beliefs

I have recently started an account on facebook and have gotten in touch with some friends from high school. I noticed the new last names and the different places people live. How many lives could be ours with a single changed moment? Aren’t we all a sum of moments and experiences? If one moment in my life were changed, I might have a different career or a different last name…
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In my previous post, I had copied a paper I wrote in the first month of nursing school. It was great to reread this because I think as nurses, we sometimes forget why we chose this profession. We get caught up in the job and lose sight of the career. We work long shifts, we take care of difficult patients and we have both an emotionally and physically demanding…
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When I was twelve years old, I volunteered as a candystriper in a local hospital and I found my new home. I soon became friends with one of the patients, Mr. Gillespie. He was in a coma, but I still sat by his side and held his hand and talked with him. I went on vacation and when I got back, he was gone. I didn’t have the nerve to…
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