“You’ll Know You’re a Military Nurse When…”
Jun 21 2010
If you are a military nurse, The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, wants to know how you would complete this sentence:
“You’ll know you’re a military nurse when…”
STTI will publish a book filled with responses from nurses in all branches of the military service this fall. Simply visit www.militarynursebook.org and submit an answer in 500 words or less.
Terry, a nurse in Iraq, started her answer this way: “…when you show up for work one night at the collection of tents that make up the hospital, and the notion of nurse-to-patient ratios in the ICU seems like a vague memory.”
Joseph, also in Iraq, knew when he realized military nurses give wounded service members “the best care possible … not just because they are most deserving by fighting for their country, but also because they are absolutely the best patients to have: extremely grateful, respectful, and genuinely concerned about their buddies’ welfare and getting back to them.”
Share your story at www.militarynursebook.org, and share the link with other military nurses you know.
