“You’re a nurse?? That’s cool, I wanted to do that when I was a kid. What do you make?”

“What do I make?? I make holding your hand seem like the most important thing in the world when you’re scared. I can make your child breathe when they stop. I can help your father survive a heart attack. I make myself stay up all night to make sure your mother has the medicine she needs to live. What do you make? “

After going over our first fundamentals of nursing exam today in clinical campus lab, my clinical instructor said, “Guys, don’t let these exam results define you. I am a terrible test taker, but I sure am ONE HELL OF A NURSE!” This is what keeps me going when times get tough in nursing school! Yep, thanks professor.