From the time we are born, our lives are touched by nurses. Everyone who has given birth, or has lost a baby, everyone who has been in an accident, has been a caregiver for their parents, has been diagnosed with an illness, has been touched by nurses.
Nurses are healers, and nurses who themselves have experienced the power and joy of healing are often moved to reach beyond their daily jobs and routines to help where help is needed most. Whenever we learn about another natural disaster, an epidemic, or even the ongoing struggles of children and family slowly dying of hunger as millions of people do – we nurses cannot help but be moved – to help.
We are busy people, with families, jobs, and responsibilities, but at a certain point in our busy lives we do wish to find ways to either travel and provide care to communities in need, or to otherwise find ways to contribute our time and talents.
Health is a human right, not limited to economic, social, ethnic, or national boundaries. Babies born into this world equally deserve access to care, to basic necessities, food, clothing, shelter and education. When a tragedy happens, it often impacts those who have fewer resources, and as nurses we feel compelled to close that gap.
The story of nursing, even as we progress generationally and are more connected than ever, through the web, through social media, and through traditional media – is often best told by the patients and their families who have benefitted from the grace and strength of good nurses.
Nursing is wisdom. Nursing is empathy. Nursing is love.
More than ever, millions of people around the world need nurses, and together we can show up, in person, or online, to bring the passion for care that drove us to become nurses in the first place.
We all experienced trauma during the Covid 19 pandemic, and while we are more prepared today for the next health crisis, there will always come a time when nurses come to the rescue, and deliver more than just physical care but comfort and levels of healing to the patient and their loved ones.
Sabrina